Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ritchie County, WV in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 8,410 population of Ritchie County, West Virginia comprised of 88 people who identified as Hispanic (1.05%), and 8,322 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ritchie County, West Virginia with a population of 8,207 (97.59%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 112 (1.33%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 47 (0.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ritchie County, West Virginia in 2021, with a population of 8,133 (96.71%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 110 (1.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 74 (0.88%).

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 2021

Total Population:8,410

Non Hispanic (98.95%)

Hispanic (1.05%)

Race in Ritchie County, WV in 2021

Total Population:8,410

White Alone (97.59%)

Two or more races (1.33%)

Black or African American Alone (0.56%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Asian Alone (0.25%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)

Ethnicity in Ritchie County, WV in 2021

Total Population:8,410

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.71%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.31%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.88%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.52%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.33%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.25%)

Population By Race in Ritchie , WV in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	8,207	97.59%
Two Or More Races	112	1.33%
Black or African American Alone	47	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	23	0.27%
Asian Alone	21	0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	0	0%

Population By Ethnicity in Ritchie , WV in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	8,133	96.71%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	110	1.31%
White Alone - Hispanic	74	0.88%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	44	0.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	21	0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	14	0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	9	0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	3	0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%