Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, WV in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 62,568 population of Mercer County, West Virginia comprised of 539 people who identified as Hispanic (0.86%), and 62,029 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, West Virginia with a population of 57,335 (91.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,848 (6.15%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 906 (1.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, West Virginia in 2011, with a population of 56,926 (90.98%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,779 (6.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 866 (1.38%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mercer County, WV in 2011
Total Population:62,568
99.14%
Non Hispanic (99.14%)
Hispanic (0.86%)
Race in Mercer County, WV in 2011
Total Population:62,568
91.64%
White Alone (91.64%)
Black or African American Alone (6.15%)
Two or more races (1.45%)
Asian Alone (0.52%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.24%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)
Ethnicity in Mercer County, WV in 2011
Total Population:62,568
90.98%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (90.98%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.04%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.38%)
Hispanic White Alone (0.65%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.51%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.43%)
Population By Race in Mercer , WV in 2011
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 57,335 91.64%
Black or African American Alone 3,848 6.15%
Two Or More Races 906 1.45%
Asian Alone 322 0.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 152 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , WV in 2011
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 56,926 90.98%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,779 6.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 866 1.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 409 0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 318 0.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 137 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 69 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 40 0.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0%