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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 7,797 population of Pocahontas County, West Virginia comprised of 124 people who identified as Hispanic (1.59%), and 7,673 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pocahontas County, West Virginia with a population of 7,490 (96.06%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 138 (1.77%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 128 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pocahontas County, West Virginia in 2022, with a population of 7,380 (94.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 127 (1.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 127 (1.63%).

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 2022
Total Population:7,797
98.41%
Non Hispanic (98.41%)
Hispanic (1.59%)
Race in Pocahontas County, WV in 2022
Total Population:7,797
96.06%
White Alone (96.06%)
Black or African American Alone (1.77%)
Two or more races (1.64%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)
Asian Alone (0.24%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)
Ethnicity in Pocahontas County, WV in 2022
Total Population:7,797
94.65%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.65%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.63%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.63%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.41%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.42%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)
Population By Race in Pocahontas , WV in 2022
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 7,490 96.06%
Black or African American Alone 138 1.77%
Two Or More Races 128 1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 22 0.28%
Asian Alone 19 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Population By Ethnicity in Pocahontas , WV in 2022
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,380 94.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 127 1.63%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 127 1.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 110 1.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11 0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2 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%