Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wood County, WV in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 85,824 population of Wood County, West Virginia comprised of 972 people who identified as Hispanic (1.13%), and 84,852 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wood County, West Virginia with a population of 82,623 (96.27%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,395 (1.63%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,032 (1.2%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wood County, West Virginia in 2016, with a population of 81,797 (95.31%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,305 (1.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,003 (1.17%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wood County, WV in 2016

Total Population:85,824

Non Hispanic (98.87%)

Hispanic (1.13%)

Race in Wood County, WV in 2016

Total Population:85,824

White Alone (96.27%)

Two or more races (1.63%)

Black or African American Alone (1.2%)

Asian Alone (0.62%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Wood County, WV in 2016

Total Population:85,824

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.31%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.52%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.17%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.96%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.61%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.43%)

Population By Race in Wood , WV in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	82,623	96.27%
Two Or More Races	1,395	1.63%
Black or African American Alone	1,032	1.2%
Asian Alone	529	0.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	222	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	23	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Wood , WV in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	81,797	95.31%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,305	1.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,003	1.17%
White Alone - Hispanic	826	0.96%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	524	0.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	203	0.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	90	0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	29	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	20	0.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	19	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	5	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0%