Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pocahontas County, WV in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 8,734 population of Pocahontas County, West Virginia comprised of 69 people who identified as Hispanic (0.79%), and 8,665 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pocahontas County, West Virginia with a population of 8,552 (97.92%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 91 (1.04%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 67 (0.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pocahontas County, West Virginia in 2010, with a population of 8,492 (97.23%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 90 (1.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 62 (0.71%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pocahontas County, WV in 2010
Total Population:8,734
99.21%
Non Hispanic (99.21%)
Hispanic (0.79%)
Race in Pocahontas County, WV in 2010
Total Population:8,734
97.92%
White Alone (97.92%)
Two or more races (1.04%)
Black or African American Alone (0.77%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.23%)
Asian Alone (0.05%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)
Ethnicity in Pocahontas County, WV in 2010
Total Population:8,734
97.23%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (97.23%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.03%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.71%)
Hispanic White Alone (0.69%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.2%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.15%)
Population By Race in Pocahontas , WV in 2010
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 8,552 97.92%
Two Or More Races 91 1.04%
Black or African American Alone 67 0.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 20 0.23%
Asian Alone 4 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Population By Ethnicity in Pocahontas , WV in 2010
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,492 97.23%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 90 1.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 62 0.71%
White Alone - Hispanic 60 0.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5 0.06%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%