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
Characteristic	Number	Percent

* May be of any race.

Last updated March 28, 2001.

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