Change Indicator

Minority population in West Virginia

Minority population

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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.

Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

The percentage of the total population that is identified as minority.

Data Source

(1990) U.S. Census Bureau. 1990-99 Annual Time Series of County Population Estimates by Age, Sex, and Race/Hispanic Origin, 1990: Prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau. (2000 to present) Population Reference Bureau, analysis of Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “Bridged-race Vintage postcensal estimates by year, county, single-year of age, bridged race, Hispanic origin, and sex,” data file prepared under a collaborative agreement between CDC/NCHS and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Notes

To arrive at percent minority population, the total minority population was divided by the total population.

Last Updated

April 2024