Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, WV in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 60,638 population of Mercer County, West Virginia comprised of 698 people who identified as Hispanic (1.15%), and 59,940 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, West Virginia with a population of 55,315 (91.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,712 (6.12%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,064 (1.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, West Virginia in 2016, with a population of 54,804 (90.38%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,635 (6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,002 (1.65%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mercer County, WV in 2016

Total Population:60,638

Non Hispanic (98.85%)

Hispanic (1.15%)

Race in Mercer County, WV in 2016

Total Population:60,638

White Alone (91.22%)

Black or African American Alone (6.12%)

Two or more races (1.76%)

Asian Alone (0.62%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Mercer County, WV in 2016

Total Population:60,638

Non-Hispanic White Alone (90.38%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.65%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.84%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.61%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.52%)

Population By Race in Mercer , WV in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	55,315	91.22%
Black or African American Alone	3,712	6.12%
Two Or More Races	1,064	1.76%
Asian Alone	377	0.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	165	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , WV in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	54,804	90.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	3,635	6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,002	1.65%
White Alone - Hispanic	511	0.84%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	370	0.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	127	0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	77	0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	62	0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	38	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	7	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0%