Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wood, WV in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 85,163 population of Wood County, West Virginia comprised of 970 people who identified as Hispanic (1.14%), and 84,193 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wood County, West Virginia with a population of 81,951 (96.23%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,400 (1.64%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,019 (1.2%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wood County, West Virginia in 2017, with a population of 81,134 (95.27%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,313 (1.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 983 (1.15%).

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

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Population By Race in Wood , WV in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,019 1.2%
White Alone 81,951 96.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 209 0.25%
Asian Alone 559 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 25 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,400 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Wood , WV in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 36 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 817 0.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 87 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 983 1.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 81,134 95.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 192 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 549 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,313 1.54%