What is the population of West Virginia 2022?

1.77 million
West Virginia population in 2022 is 1.77 million, it is 38th populous state in the US. Its area is 24,230 square miles (62,755 sq km), 41st largest state by area rank.

What was the population of West Virginia in 2020?

1,793,716
Table

Population
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 1,793,716
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,852,994
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent  5.2%

What is West Virginia’s rank in population?

West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,793,716 residents. The capital and largest city is Charleston….

West Virginia
• Rank 39th
• Density 77.1/sq mi (29.8/km2)
• Rank 29th
• Median household income $43,469

What percent of WV is black?

3.69%
West Virginia Demographics White: 93.08% Black or African American: 3.69% Two or more races: 1.77%

Are there black people in WV?

In 2019, 3.7 percent of West Virginia residents were Black or African American.

What is the adult population of WV?

WV Demographic Statistics

Number Percent
18 years and over 1,405,951 77.7
Male 672,385 37.2
Female 733,566 40.6
21 years and over 1,326,880 73.4

Did West VA have slaves?

Western Virginia’s slave population peaked in 1850 with 20,428 slaves, or nearly 7% of the population. In 1860 the number of slaves was 18,371. Much of the decreased number of slaves in West Virginia was due to the high demand for slaves in the lower South.

What’s the blackest state in America?

Texas
Texas has the highest Black population in the United States of 3,936,669, about 14% of Texas’s total population. Texas is the second-most diverse state in the U.S. Following Texas is Florida with 3,867,495 (18%), New York with 3,763,977 (19%), and Georgia with 3,549,349 (34%).

What is the most populated county in WV?

Kanawha County
West Virginia’s most populous county is Kanawha County, home of the city of Charleston, which has a 2019 population of 180,454….West Virginia Counties with Rapid Growth.

Name Kanawha County
2022 Population 171,266
Growth Since 2010 -11.22%
Density (mi²) 189.89

Did West Virginia fight for the North or South?

The U.S. state of West Virginia was formed out of western Virginia and added to the Union as a direct result of the American Civil War (see History of West Virginia), in which it became the only modern state to have declared its independence from the Confederacy.