Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wetzel County, WV in 2017
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 15,444 population of Wetzel County, West Virginia comprised of 127 people who identified as Hispanic (0.82%), and 15,317 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.18%).
Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wetzel County, West Virginia with a population of 15,155 (98.13%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 154 (1%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 63 (0.41%).
Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wetzel County, West Virginia in 2017, with a population of 15,044 (97.41%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 144 (0.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 111 (0.72%).
The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Wetzel, West Virginia.
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Race | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White Alone | 15,155 | 98.13% |
| Two Or More Races | 154 | 1% |
| Black or African American Alone | 63 | 0.41% |
| Asian Alone | 52 | 0.34% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 20 | 0.13% |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 0 | 0% |
Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White Alone - Non Hispanic | 15,044 | 97.41% |
| Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic | 144 | 0.93% |
| White Alone - Hispanic | 111 | 0.72% |
| Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic | 58 | 0.38% |
| Asian Alone - Non Hispanic | 52 | 0.34% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic | 19 | 0.12% |
| Two Or More Races - Hispanic | 10 | 0.07% |
| Black or African American Alone - Hispanic | 5 | 0.03% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic | 1 | 0.01% |
| Asian Alone - Hispanic | 0 | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic | 0 | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic | 0 | 0% |