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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

West Virginia Population Distribution, 1990

Distribution by Gender, Age, and Race

Table 2

Characteristic Number Percent
Total 1,793,477 100.0
Gender
Male 861,536 48.0
Female 931,941 52.0
Age
Less than 5 Years 106,659 5.9
5-17 Years 336,918 18.8
18-44 Years 712,798 39.7
45-64 Years 368,205 20.5
65+ Years 268,897 15.0
Race
White 1,725,523 96.2
Black 56,295 3.1
Asian / Pacific Islander 7,459 0.4
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleutian Islander 2,458 0.1
Other 1,742 0.1
Hispanic Origin* 8,489 0.5

* May be of any race.

West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 2000
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Last updated March 23, 2000.