Population By Race and Ethnicity in Preston County, WV in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 34,099 population of Preston County, West Virginia comprised of 662 people who identified as Hispanic (1.94%), and 33,437 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Preston County, West Virginia with a population of 32,898 (96.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 594 (1.74%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 364 (1.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Preston County, West Virginia in 2023, with a population of 32,299 (94.72%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 599 (1.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 566 (1.66%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Preston County, WV in 2023

Total Population:34,099

Non Hispanic (98.06%)

Hispanic (1.94%)

Race in Preston County, WV in 2023

Total Population:34,099

White Alone (96.48%)

Black or African American Alone (1.74%)

Two or more races (1.07%)

Asian Alone (0.4%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Preston County, WV in 2023

Total Population:34,099

Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.72%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.76%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.66%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.47%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.39%)

Population By Race in Preston , WV in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	32,898	96.48%
Black or African American Alone	594	1.74%
Two Or More Races	364	1.07%
Asian Alone	136	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	92	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	15	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Preston , WV in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	32,299	94.72%
White Alone - Hispanic	599	1.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	566	1.66%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	342	1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	133	0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	82	0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	28	0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	22	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	15	0.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	10	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%