Tyler County Demographics

A map of Tyler County's Population by Race

Tyler County, West Virginia had a population of 8,313 in 2020. It was 95.8% White, 0.0% Black, 0.0% Asian, 0.6% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American/Other, and 3.1% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Tyler County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Tyler County is the 46th most populous county of the 55 counties in West Virginia.

Tyler County's White Population

7,964 residents of Tyler County identify as White, or 95.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Tyler County slightly larger than the White share of the population of West Virginia (89.1% White). Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Tyler County is ranked #8 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Tyler County is more White than neighboring Doddridge County (93.4% White), Wetzel County (94.9% White), and Pleasants County (94.3% White). Tyler County is less White than neighboring Monroe County (96.4% White), and Ritchie County (96.1% White).

Tyler County's Black Population

4 residents of Tyler County identify as Black, or 0.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Tyler County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of West Virginia (3.6% Black). Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Tyler County is ranked #55 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Tyler County is less Black than neighboring Doddridge County (2.2% Black), Wetzel County (0.2% Black), Pleasants County (1.2% Black), Monroe County (0.1% Black), and Ritchie County (0.2% Black).

Tyler County's Asian Population

3 residents of Tyler County identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Tyler County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of West Virginia (0.8% Asian). Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Tyler County is ranked #53 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Tyler County is less Asian than neighboring Doddridge County (0.2% Asian), Wetzel County (0.3% Asian), Pleasants County (0.2% Asian), Monroe County (0.2% Asian), and Ritchie County (0.2% Asian).

Tyler County's Hispanic Population

53 residents of Tyler County identify as Hispanic, or 0.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Tyler County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of West Virginia (1.9% Hispanic). Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Tyler County is ranked #52 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Tyler County is more Hispanic than neighboring Monroe County (0.5% Hispanic). Tyler County is less Hispanic than neighboring Doddridge County (1% Hispanic), Wetzel County (1% Hispanic), Pleasants County (0.8% Hispanic), and Ritchie County (0.9% Hispanic).

Tyler County's Native American/Other Population

28 residents of Tyler 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 Tyler 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, Tyler County is ranked #33 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Tyler County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Wetzel County (0.2% Native American/Other), and Ritchie County (0.2% Native American/Other). Tyler County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Doddridge County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Pleasants County (0.4% Native American/Other).

Tyler County's Multiracial Population

261 residents of Tyler County identify as Multiracial, or 3.1%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Tyler County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of West Virginia (4% Multiracial). Of the 55 counties in West Virginia, Tyler County is ranked #34 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Tyler County is more Multiracial than neighboring Doddridge County (2.8% Multiracial), Pleasants County (3% Multiracial), Monroe County (2.5% Multiracial), and Ritchie County (2.3% Multiracial). Tyler County is less Multiracial than neighboring Wetzel County (3.3% Multiracial).

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