West Virginia Population Distribution, 2000
Distribution by Gender, Age, and Race
Table 2

Characteristic	Number	Percent
Total	1,808,344	100.0
Gender
Male	879,170	48.6
Female	929,174	51.4
Age
Less than 5 Years	101,805	5.6
5-17 Years	300,588	16.6
18-44 Years	673,774	37.3
45-64 Years	455,282	25.2
65+ Years	276,895	15.3
Race
White	1,718,777	95.0
Black	57,232	3.2
Asian / Pacific Islander	9,834	0.5
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleutian Islander	3,606	0.2
Other	18,895	1.0
Hispanic Origin*	12,279	0.7
Characteristic	Number	Percent

* May be of any race.
This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2004 Annual Report

Last updated April 13, 2006.