Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 20, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in West Virginia with household income of less than $40k was 56.28%. Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, St. Albans city had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k (93.46%), followed by Huntington city (81.58%), and Clarksburg city (73.38%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Cheat Lake CDP (0.00%), Vienna city (28.57%), and South Charleston city (34.20%).

The chart below shows the top 10 West Virginia cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities, for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
St. Albans city
Huntington city
Clarksburg city
Wheeling city
Teays Valley CDP
Fairmont city
Weirton city
Charleston city
Parkersburg city
Morgantown city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 St. Albans city 93.46
2 Huntington city 81.58
3 Clarksburg city 73.38
4 Wheeling city 69.27
5 Teays Valley CDP 68.57
6 Fairmont city 68.30
7 Weirton city 66.42
8 Charleston city 65.57
9 Parkersburg city 65.16
10 Morgantown city 58.77
11 Beckley city 50.71
12 Martinsburg city 50.00
13 South Charleston city 34.20
14 Vienna city 28.57
15 Cheat Lake CDP 0.00