Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wirt, WV in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 5,781 population of Wirt County, West Virginia comprised of 49 people who identified as Hispanic (0.85%), and 5,732 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wirt County, West Virginia with a population of 5,653 (97.79%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 73 (1.26%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 22 (0.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wirt County, West Virginia in 2017, with a population of 5,611 (97.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 67 (1.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 42 (0.73%).

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

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Population By Race in Wirt , WV in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 22 0.38%
White Alone 5,653 97.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 15 0.26%
Asian Alone 17 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.02%
Two Or More Races 73 1.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Wirt , WV in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
White Alone - Hispanic 42 0.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.38%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,611 97.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 67 1.16%