Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pocahontas, WV in 2012

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 8,704 population of Pocahontas County, West Virginia comprised of 106 people who identified as Hispanic (1.22%), and 8,598 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pocahontas County, West Virginia with a population of 8,493 (97.58%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 95 (1.09%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 83 (0.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pocahontas County, West Virginia in 2012, with a population of 8,396 (96.46%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 97 (1.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 94 (1.08%).

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

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Ethnicity in Pocahontas, WV in 2012
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Population By Race in Pocahontas , WV in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 83 0.95%
White Alone 8,493 97.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 24 0.28%
Asian Alone 9 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 95 1.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Pocahontas , WV in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 97 1.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 78 0.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,396 96.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 94 1.08%