West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2014 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2014, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for West Virginia was 1,259,335 and represented 68.47% of the total West Virginia citizen population.

Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (7.79K), followed by Berkeley (7.27K), and Raleigh (6.49K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (11.07%), followed by McDowell (9.47%), and Raleigh (8.31%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2014
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Kanawha 7785 4.09
Berkeley 7270 6.91
Raleigh 6485 8.31
Cabell 4280 4.47
Mercer 3480 5.63
Monongalia 3410 3.51
Jefferson 3355 6.29
Fayette 2290 5.02
McDowell 2000 9.47
Marion 1990 3.53
Ohio 1745 4.00
Harrison 1150 1.67
Preston 1035 3.09
Wood 940 1.09
Gilmer 930 11.07
Mineral 835 3.00
Greenbrier 805 2.27
Logan 795 2.20
Hancock 765 2.54
Putnam 660 1.18
Summers 585 4.28
Mingo 435 1.67
Randolph 385 1.31
Hardy 365 2.66
Brooke 360 1.52
Hampshire 315 1.33
Marshall 285 0.87
Upshur 230 0.94
Pendleton 215 2.86
Boone 210 0.87
Jackson 210 0.72
Mason 190 0.70
Taylor 175 1.03
Wyoming 165 0.71
Barbour 140 0.84
Lewis 140 0.85
Morgan 140 0.81
Pocahontas 130 1.49
Grant 95 0.80
Lincoln 95 0.44
Braxton 90 0.62
Doddridge 85 1.03
Monroe 80 0.59
Wayne 70 0.17
Wirt 50 0.86
Pleasants 45 0.59
Ritchie 35 0.34
Tyler 20 0.22
Wetzel 15 0.09
Tucker 10 0.14
Calhoun 4 0.05
Nicholas 4 0.02
Roane 4 0.03
Webster 4 0.04
Clay 0 0.00