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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 8,167 population of Ritchie County, West Virginia comprised of 93 people who identified as Hispanic (1.14%), and 8,074 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ritchie County, West Virginia with a population of 7,957 (97.43%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 113 (1.38%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 48 (0.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ritchie County, West Virginia in 2023, with a population of 7,879 (96.47%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 110 (1.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 78 (0.96%).

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 2023

Total Population:8,167

Non Hispanic (98.86%)

Hispanic (1.14%)

Race in Ritchie County, WV in 2023

Total Population:8,167

White Alone (97.43%)

Two or more races (1.38%)

Black or African American Alone (0.59%)

Asian Alone (0.32%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)

Ethnicity in Ritchie County, WV in 2023

Total Population:8,167

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.47%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.35%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.96%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.55%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.36%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.32%)

Population By Race in Ritchie , WV in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	7,957	97.43%
Two Or More Races	113	1.38%
Black or African American Alone	48	0.59%
Asian Alone	26	0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	23	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	0	0%

Population By Ethnicity in Ritchie , WV in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,879	96.47%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	110	1.35%
White Alone - Hispanic	78	0.96%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	45	0.55%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	26	0.32%
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	3	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%