West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for West Virginia was 1,276,885 and represented 70.07% of the total West Virginia citizen population.

Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (12.97K), followed by Berkeley (7.79K), and Raleigh (5.97K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (11.10%), followed by McDowell (8.29%), and Raleigh (7.82%).

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.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

You can also see similar information for other ethnicities.

See this for other years:
West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2017
0 of 0
County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Kanawha 12970 6.95
Berkeley 7785 7.09
Raleigh 5970 7.82
Cabell 4630 4.86
Mercer 3670 6.05
Jefferson 3655 6.70
Monongalia 3605 3.61
Fayette 2295 5.17
Marion 1965 3.50
Ohio 1695 3.98
McDowell 1615 8.29
Preston 1500 4.48
Harrison 1130 1.66
Wood 995 1.16
Mineral 965 3.53
Greenbrier 915 2.60
Gilmer 900 11.10
Putnam 690 1.22
Summers 650 4.93
Hancock 625 2.11
Mingo 620 2.47
Logan 560 1.63
Randolph 545 1.88
Hardy 370 2.72
Brooke 365 1.59
Marshall 305 0.95
Upshur 290 1.19
Hampshire 255 1.09
Pendleton 240 3.38
Taylor 220 1.30
Grant 190 1.63
Wyoming 190 0.86
Boone 185 0.80
Barbour 145 0.87
Doddridge 125 1.47
Morgan 120 0.69
Lincoln 115 0.54
Wayne 115 0.28
Wetzel 90 0.57
Mason 85 0.32
Monroe 85 0.63
Pocahontas 75 0.88
Wirt 55 0.95
Braxton 50 0.35
Nicholas 40 0.16
Lewis 35 0.22
Jackson 15 0.05
Tucker 15 0.21
Tyler 15 0.17
Calhoun 4 0.05
Clay 4 0.05
Pleasants 4 0.05
Ritchie 4 0.04
Roane 4 0.03
Webster 4 0.05