Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lewis, WV in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 16,166 population of Lewis County, West Virginia comprised of 193 people who identified as Hispanic (1.19%), and 15,973 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lewis County, West Virginia with a population of 15,748 (97.41%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 183 (1.13%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 111 (0.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lewis County, West Virginia in 2017, with a population of 15,588 (96.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 172 (1.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 160 (0.99%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Lewis, West Virginia.

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Population By Race in Lewis , WV in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 111 0.69%
White Alone 15,748 97.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44 0.27%
Asian Alone 79 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 183 1.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Lewis , WV in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 160 0.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 11 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 103 0.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,588 96.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 172 1.06%