Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ritchie County, WV in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 9,856 population of Ritchie County, West Virginia comprised of 89 people who identified as Hispanic (0.9%), and 9,767 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ritchie County, West Virginia with a population of 9,690 (98.32%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 93 (0.94%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 37 (0.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ritchie County, West Virginia in 2017, with a population of 9,611 (97.51%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 92 (0.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 79 (0.8%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Ritchie County, WV in 2017

Total Population:9,856

Non Hispanic (99.1%)

Hispanic (0.9%)

Race in Ritchie County, WV in 2017

Total Population:9,856

White Alone (98.32%)

Two or more races (0.94%)

Black or African American Alone (0.38%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.2%)

Asian Alone (0.16%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)

Ethnicity in Ritchie County, WV in 2017

Total Population:9,856

Non-Hispanic White Alone (97.51%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.93%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.8%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.38%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.21%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.16%)

Population By Race in Ritchie , WV in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	9,690	98.32%
Two Or More Races	93	0.94%
Black or African American Alone	37	0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	20	0.2%
Asian Alone	16	0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	0	0%

Population By Ethnicity in Ritchie , WV in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	9,611	97.51%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	92	0.93%
White Alone - Hispanic	79	0.8%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	37	0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	16	0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	11	0.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	9	0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1	0.01%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%