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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 57,063 population of Putnam County, West Virginia comprised of 872 people who identified as Hispanic (1.53%), and 56,191 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Putnam County, West Virginia with a population of 54,721 (95.9%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 874 (1.53%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 771 (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Putnam County, West Virginia in 2022, with a population of 53,996 (94.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 805 (1.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 725 (1.27%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Putnam County, WV in 2022

Total Population:57,063

Non Hispanic (98.47%)

Hispanic (1.53%)

Race in Putnam County, WV in 2022

Total Population:57,063

White Alone (95.9%)

Two or more races (1.53%)

Black or African American Alone (1.35%)

Asian Alone (0.94%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.24%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Putnam County, WV in 2022

Total Population:57,063

Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.63%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.41%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.27%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.27%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.92%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.50%)

Population By Race in Putnam , WV in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	54,721	95.9%
Two Or More Races	874	1.53%
Black or African American Alone	771	1.35%
Asian Alone	538	0.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	139	0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	20	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Putnam , WV in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	53,996	94.63%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	805	1.41%
White Alone - Hispanic	725	1.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	723	1.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	527	0.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	121	0.21%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	69	0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	48	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	19	0.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	18	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	11	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%