Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ritchie County, WV in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 8,426 population of Ritchie County, West Virginia comprised of 92 people who identified as Hispanic (1.09%), and 8,334 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ritchie County, West Virginia with a population of 8,240 (97.79%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 97 (1.15%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 45 (0.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ritchie County, West Virginia in 2020, with a population of 8,161 (96.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 95 (1.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 79 (0.94%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Ritchie County, WV in 2020
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Ethnicity in Ritchie County, WV in 2020
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Population By Race in Ritchie , WV in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45 0.53%
White Alone 8,240 97.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 21 0.25%
Asian Alone 23 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 97 1.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Ritchie , WV in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 79 0.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,161 96.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 95 1.13%