West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population for West Virginia was 960,075 and represented 66.58% 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 (10.27K), followed by Berkeley (6.05K), and Raleigh (4.76K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (12.96%), followed by McDowell (9.33%), and Raleigh (7.95%).

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 2018
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Kanawha 10270 6.99
Berkeley 6045 7.12
Raleigh 4755 7.95
Cabell 3575 4.72
Monongalia 2920 3.47
Jefferson 2775 6.53
Mercer 2715 5.67
Fayette 1695 4.87
Preston 1565 5.80
Marion 1495 3.33
McDowell 1410 9.33
Ohio 1155 3.37
Harrison 895 1.68
Gilmer 875 12.96
Wood 805 1.20
Mineral 785 3.63
Greenbrier 780 2.78
Mingo 580 3.02
Logan 515 1.92
Summers 510 4.75
Hancock 480 2.01
Putnam 445 1.02
Randolph 405 1.73
Hardy 390 3.62
Hampshire 310 1.65
Upshur 305 1.56
Brooke 290 1.57
Marshall 200 0.79
Grant 190 2.02
Wyoming 190 1.11
Pendleton 180 3.13
Wayne 155 0.49
Boone 150 0.84
Taylor 150 1.12
Barbour 125 0.94
Monroe 120 1.12
Morgan 115 0.80
Doddridge 105 1.48
Wetzel 85 0.69
Mason 80 0.38
Nicholas 45 0.22
Braxton 40 0.35
Pocahontas 30 0.43
Tyler 30 0.42
Lincoln 25 0.15
Wirt 25 0.55
Lewis 20 0.16
Pleasants 15 0.25
Jackson 10 0.04
Roane 10 0.09
Calhoun 4 0.07
Clay 4 0.06
Tucker 4 0.07
Ritchie 0 0.00
Webster 0 0.00