Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, WV in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 58,612 population of Mercer County, West Virginia comprised of 830 people who identified as Hispanic (1.42%), and 57,782 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, West Virginia with a population of 53,141 (90.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,648 (6.22%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,310 (2.24%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, West Virginia in 2022, with a population of 52,538 (89.64%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,569 (6.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,220 (2.08%).

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 2022

Total Population:58,612

Non Hispanic (98.58%)

Hispanic (1.42%)

Race in Mercer County, WV in 2022

Total Population:58,612

White Alone (90.67%)

Black or African American Alone (6.22%)

Two or more races (2.24%)

Asian Alone (0.6%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Mercer County, WV in 2022

Total Population:58,612

Non-Hispanic White Alone (89.64%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.09%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.08%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.03%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.59%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.58%)

Population By Race in Mercer , WV in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	53,141	90.67%
Black or African American Alone	3,648	6.22%
Two Or More Races	1,310	2.24%
Asian Alone	349	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	158	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	6	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , WV in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	52,538	89.64%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	3,569	6.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,220	2.08%
White Alone - Hispanic	603	1.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	338	0.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	115	0.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	90	0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	79	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	43	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	11	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0%