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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 33,543 population of Preston County, West Virginia comprised of 562 people who identified as Hispanic (1.68%), and 32,981 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Preston County, West Virginia with a population of 32,641 (97.31%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 376 (1.12%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 345 (1.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Preston County, West Virginia in 2018, with a population of 32,125 (95.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 516 (1.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 353 (1.05%).

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

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Population By Race in Preston , WV in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 376 1.12%
White Alone 32,641 97.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 81 0.24%
Asian Alone 90 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races 345 1.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Preston , WV in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 516 1.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 353 1.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,125 95.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 331 0.99%