Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pocahontas County, WV in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 8,420 population of Pocahontas County, West Virginia comprised of 133 people who identified as Hispanic (1.58%), and 8,287 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pocahontas County, West Virginia with a population of 8,166 (96.98%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 108 (1.28%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 103 (1.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pocahontas County, West Virginia in 2018, with a population of 8,047 (95.57%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 119 (1.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 107 (1.27%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pocahontas County, WV in 2018

Total Population:8,420

Non Hispanic (98.42%)

Hispanic (1.58%)

Race in Pocahontas County, WV in 2018

Total Population:8,420

White Alone (96.98%)

Two or more races (1.28%)

Black or African American Alone (1.22%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Asian Alone (0.23%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)

Ethnicity in Pocahontas County, WV in 2018

Total Population:8,420

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.57%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.41%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.27%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.11%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.39%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.25%)

Population By Race in Pocahontas , WV in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	8,166	96.98%
Two Or More Races	108	1.28%
Black or African American Alone	103	1.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	24	0.28%
Asian Alone	19	0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	0	0%

Population By Ethnicity in Pocahontas , WV in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	8,047	95.57%
White Alone - Hispanic	119	1.41%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	107	1.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	93	1.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	21	0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	19	0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	10	0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3	0.04%
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%