Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lewis County, WV in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 16,500 population of Lewis County, West Virginia comprised of 242 people who identified as Hispanic (1.47%), and 16,258 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lewis County, West Virginia with a population of 16,005 (97%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 232 (1.41%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 148 (0.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lewis County, West Virginia in 2023, with a population of 15,793 (95.72%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 220 (1.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 212 (1.29%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lewis County, WV in 2023

Total Population:16,500

Non Hispanic (98.53%)

Hispanic (1.47%)

Race in Lewis County, WV in 2023

Total Population:16,500

White Alone (97%)

Two or more races (1.41%)

Black or African American Alone (0.9%)

Asian Alone (0.48%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.21%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Lewis County, WV in 2023

Total Population:16,500

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.72%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.33%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.29%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.84%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.47%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.36%)

Population By Race in Lewis , WV in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	16,005	97%
Two Or More Races	232	1.41%
Black or African American Alone	148	0.9%
Asian Alone	79	0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	34	0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Lewis , WV in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,793	95.72%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	220	1.33%
White Alone - Hispanic	212	1.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	139	0.84%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	77	0.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	27	0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	12	0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	9	0.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	7	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%