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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 24,589 population of Upshur County, West Virginia comprised of 326 people who identified as Hispanic (1.33%), and 24,263 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Upshur County, West Virginia with a population of 23,894 (97.17%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 268 (1.09%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 239 (0.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Upshur County, West Virginia in 2017, with a population of 23,605 (96%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 289 (1.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 259 (1.05%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Upshur County, WV in 2017
Total Population:24,589
98.67%
Non Hispanic (98.67%)
Hispanic (1.33%)
Race in Upshur County, WV in 2017
Total Population:24,589
97.17%
White Alone (97.17%)
Two or more races (1.09%)
Black or African American Alone (0.97%)
Asian Alone (0.48%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)
Ethnicity in Upshur County, WV in 2017
Total Population:24,589
96%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (96%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.18%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.05%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.91%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.46%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.40%)
Population By Race in Upshur , WV in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 23,894 97.17%
Two Or More Races 268 1.09%
Black or African American Alone 239 0.97%
Asian Alone 118 0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 67 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Upshur , WV in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,605 96%
White Alone - Hispanic 289 1.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 259 1.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 224 0.91%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 113 0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 60 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9 0.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%