West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age 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 voting-age population for West Virginia was 952,790 and represented 65.87% 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 (10.20K), followed by Berkeley (5.97K), and Raleigh (4.78K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (12.73%), followed by McDowell (9.07%), and Raleigh (7.94%).

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 2017
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Kanawha 10195 6.87
Berkeley 5965 7.17
Raleigh 4780 7.94
Cabell 3565 4.68
Monongalia 2915 3.50
Jefferson 2855 6.79
Mercer 2720 5.65
Fayette 1740 4.96
Preston 1450 5.38
Marion 1435 3.20
McDowell 1405 9.07
Ohio 1135 3.30
Gilmer 870 12.73
Harrison 870 1.63
Greenbrier 840 2.97
Mineral 750 3.45
Wood 710 1.05
Summers 595 5.45
Hancock 545 2.29
Mingo 530 2.71
Logan 500 1.84
Putnam 490 1.12
Randolph 410 1.75
Brooke 305 1.63
Upshur 240 1.23
Hampshire 225 1.21
Hardy 215 1.98
Grant 190 2.02
Marshall 185 0.73
Taylor 185 1.38
Wyoming 175 1.00
Pendleton 170 2.91
Boone 130 0.72
Barbour 125 0.93
Morgan 105 0.75
Wayne 105 0.33
Doddridge 100 1.42
Monroe 85 0.79
Pocahontas 75 1.07
Lincoln 65 0.40
Mason 60 0.28
Braxton 50 0.44
Wetzel 45 0.36
Nicholas 40 0.20
Lewis 20 0.16
Jackson 15 0.07
Tyler 15 0.21
Calhoun 4 0.07
Clay 4 0.06
Pleasants 4 0.07
Ritchie 4 0.05
Roane 4 0.04
Tucker 0 0.00
Webster 0 0.00
Wirt 0 0.00