Barbour County Demographics

A map of Barbour County's Population by Race

Barbour County, West Virginia had a population of 15,465 in 2020. It was 93.0% White, 1.7% Black, 0.2% Asian, 1.2% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American/Other, and 3.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Barbour County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Barbour County is the 36th most populous county of the 55 counties in West Virginia.

Barbour County's White Population

14,379 residents of Barbour County identify as White, or 93.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Barbour County roughly similar to the White share of the population of West Virginia (89.1% White). Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Barbour County is ranked #33 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Barbour County is more White than neighboring Harrison County (90.8% White). Barbour County is less White than neighboring Taylor County (93.6% White), Upshur County (93.8% White), Randolph County (93.2% White), and Tucker County (95.1% White).

Barbour County's Black Population

259 residents of Barbour County identify as Black, or 1.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Barbour County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of West Virginia (3.6% Black). Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Barbour County is ranked #22 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Barbour County is more Black than neighboring Taylor County (0.7% Black), Upshur County (0.9% Black), Randolph County (1.5% Black), and Tucker County (0.3% Black).

Barbour County's Asian Population

32 residents of Barbour County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Barbour County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of West Virginia (0.8% Asian). Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Barbour County is ranked #37 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Barbour County is more Asian than neighboring Tucker County (0.1% Asian). Barbour County is less Asian than neighboring Upshur County (0.4% Asian), Randolph County (0.3% Asian), and Harrison County (0.7% Asian).

Barbour County's Hispanic Population

192 residents of Barbour County identify as Hispanic, or 1.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Barbour County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of West Virginia (1.9% Hispanic). Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Barbour County is ranked #25 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Barbour County is more Hispanic than neighboring Taylor County (1.1% Hispanic), Randolph County (1.1% Hispanic), and Tucker County (0.8% Hispanic). Barbour County is less Hispanic than neighboring Upshur County (1.3% Hispanic), and Harrison County (2.1% Hispanic).

Barbour County's Native American/Other Population

47 residents of Barbour County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Barbour County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of West Virginia (0.5% Native American/Other). Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Barbour County is ranked #38 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Barbour County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Taylor County (0.2% Native American/Other), and Tucker County (0.2% Native American/Other). Barbour County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Randolph County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Harrison County (0.5% Native American/Other).

Barbour County's Multiracial Population

556 residents of Barbour County identify as Multiracial, or 3.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Barbour County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of West Virginia (4% Multiracial). Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Barbour County is ranked #21 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Barbour County is more Multiracial than neighboring Upshur County (3.3% Multiracial), Randolph County (3.3% Multiracial), and Tucker County (3.4% Multiracial). Barbour County is less Multiracial than neighboring Taylor County (4.2% Multiracial), and Harrison County (4.2% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.