West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population for West Virginia was 945,515 and represented 65.06% 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 (7.74K), followed by Berkeley (5.85K), and Raleigh (4.94K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (12.76%), followed by McDowell (10.65%), and Raleigh (8.10%).

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 2016
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Kanawha 7735 5.17
Berkeley 5850 7.14
Raleigh 4940 8.10
Cabell 3640 4.75
Monongalia 2890 3.49
Jefferson 2815 6.74
Mercer 2725 5.61
Fayette 1775 4.98
McDowell 1725 10.65
Marion 1475 3.28
Preston 1475 5.46
Ohio 1190 3.44
Gilmer 905 12.76
Harrison 900 1.67
Greenbrier 805 2.84
Mineral 740 3.39
Wood 690 1.02
Summers 645 5.87
Putnam 585 1.35
Hancock 560 2.35
Logan 495 1.78
Mingo 480 2.43
Randolph 375 1.59
Brooke 330 1.73
Hardy 310 2.85
Upshur 265 1.36
Hampshire 240 1.29
Grant 175 1.85
Marshall 165 0.64
Pendleton 160 2.68
Morgan 145 1.03
Taylor 145 1.08
Boone 140 0.76
Wyoming 135 0.76
Barbour 105 0.78
Pocahontas 95 1.34
Doddridge 90 1.34
Lincoln 85 0.51
Monroe 80 0.74
Mason 50 0.24
Wayne 50 0.16
Tyler 40 0.56
Ritchie 35 0.44
Braxton 30 0.26
Wetzel 30 0.24
Lewis 25 0.19
Nicholas 20 0.10
Wirt 15 0.33
Calhoun 10 0.17
Jackson 10 0.04
Pleasants 10 0.16
Clay 4 0.06
Roane 4 0.04
Tucker 0 0.00
Webster 0 0.00