Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, WV in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 59,903 population of Mercer County, West Virginia comprised of 688 people who identified as Hispanic (1.15%), and 59,215 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 54,629 (91.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,636 (6.07%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,108 (1.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, West Virginia in 2017, with a population of 54,129 (90.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,555 (5.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,047 (1.75%).

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 2017

Total Population:59,903

Non Hispanic (98.85%)

Hispanic (1.15%)

Race in Mercer County, WV in 2017

Total Population:59,903

White Alone (91.2%)

Black or African American Alone (6.07%)

Two or more races (1.85%)

Asian Alone (0.62%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Mercer County, WV in 2017

Total Population:59,903

Non-Hispanic White Alone (90.36%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.94%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.75%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.84%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.61%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.51%)

Population By Race in Mercer , WV in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	54,629	91.2%
Black or African American Alone	3,636	6.07%
Two Or More Races	1,108	1.85%
Asian Alone	369	0.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	156	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , WV in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	54,129	90.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	3,555	5.94%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,047	1.75%
White Alone - Hispanic	500	0.84%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	364	0.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	118	0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	81	0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	61	0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	38	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	5	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0%