West Virginia
Serious issues exist for race and ethnicity data
Race data available for:
89% Cases92% Deaths0% Tests0% Hospitalizations
Ethnicity data available for:
0% Cases0% Deaths0% Tests0% Hospitalizations
Last checked by CTP: 3/7/21Share West Virginia’s page:
Notes About the Data
- Race categories are mutually exclusive and include both Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic/Latino ethnicity.
- One or more standard race categories are not reported or otherwise specified by the state. These categories may or may not be included in the "Other race" category in our data.
- Population sizes are taken from the Census Bureau’s 2019 ACS 5-Year estimates Table B02001 for race and B03002 for ethnicity.
Cumulative Per Capita Data
In West Virginia, through March 7, 2021:
- Black / African American people were most likely to have contracted COVID-19
- White people were most likely to have died from COVID-19
Cases per 100,000 peopleDeaths per 100,000 peopleBlack / African AmericanWhite
6,901
85
6,574
121
Graphic only includes demographic groups reported by the state. Race categories are mutually exclusive and include both Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic/Latino ethnicity.
Data Tables
Cases and deaths by race
| Race | Percentage of population | Percentage of cases | Percentage of deaths |  Percentage oftests | Percentage of hospitalizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black or African American alone | 4% | 4% | 3% | West Virginia did not report race data for tests through March 7, 2021. | West Virginia did not report race data for hospitalizations through March 7, 2021. |
| Asian alone | <1% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander alone | <1% | 0% | 0% | ||
| American Indian or Alaska Native alone | <1% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Two or more races | <1% | 0% | 0% | ||
| White alone | 93% | 94% | 96% | ||
| Some other race alone | 2% | 3% | 2% |
Notes on race for West Virginia
- This data should not be compared with percentage of the the population.
Cases and deaths by ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Percentage of population | Percentage of cases | Percentage of deaths | Percentage of tests | Percentage of hospitalizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2% | 0% | 0% | West Virginia did not report ethnicity data for tests through March 7, 2021. | West Virginia did not report ethnicity data for hospitalizations through March 7, 2021. |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 98% | 0% | 0% |
Historical Data
Data as of March 6, 2021 | Data last collected by CTP March 7, 2021
West Virginia does not report race/ethnicity data for tests or hospitalizations.
Race data
Cases per 100k people
West Virginia did not report ethnicity data for cases through March 7, 2021.