West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population for West Virginia was 935,440 and represented 64.25% of the total West Virginia citizen voting-age population.

Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population (6.72K), followed by Berkeley (5.64K), and Raleigh (4.98K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (12.77%), followed by McDowell (10.15%), and Raleigh (8.13%).

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

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West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2015
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Kanawha 6715 4.46
Berkeley 5635 6.99
Raleigh 4980 8.13
Cabell 3625 4.74
Jefferson 2785 6.72
Mercer 2765 5.67
Monongalia 2670 3.25
Fayette 1840 5.12
McDowell 1680 10.15
Marion 1445 3.21
Preston 1275 4.74
Ohio 1210 3.46
Gilmer 915 12.77
Harrison 915 1.70
Greenbrier 750 2.64
Mineral 730 3.32
Wood 695 1.02
Summers 620 5.55
Hancock 585 2.44
Logan 575 2.04
Putnam 575 1.33
Randolph 400 1.70
Hardy 345 3.16
Brooke 320 1.66
Hampshire 265 1.42
Mingo 255 1.27
Upshur 235 1.21
Wyoming 170 0.95
Grant 165 1.75
Marshall 165 0.64
Pendleton 140 2.32
Taylor 140 1.04
Morgan 125 0.89
Pocahontas 125 1.75
Boone 115 0.62
Barbour 105 0.80
Doddridge 85 1.28
Jackson 85 0.37
Mason 85 0.40
Monroe 85 0.79
Lincoln 70 0.42
Braxton 55 0.48
Lewis 50 0.39
Wayne 35 0.11
Ritchie 30 0.37
Pleasants 20 0.33
Wirt 20 0.43
Tyler 15 0.21
Wetzel 10 0.08
Calhoun 4 0.07
Nicholas 4 0.02
Roane 4 0.04
Webster 4 0.06
Clay 0 0.00
Tucker 0 0.00