West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2019 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2019, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population for West Virginia was 967,605 and represented 67.46% 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 (10.29K), followed by Berkeley (6.30K), and Raleigh (4.70K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (13.97%), followed by McDowell (8.85%), and Raleigh (7.96%).

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 2019
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Kanawha 10285 7.09
Berkeley 6300 7.29
Raleigh 4695 7.96
Cabell 3525 4.70
Monongalia 2845 3.37
Mercer 2730 5.75
Jefferson 2710 6.34
Fayette 1745 5.08
Preston 1635 6.09
Marion 1425 3.18
McDowell 1300 8.85
Ohio 1125 3.32
Gilmer 930 13.97
Greenbrier 905 3.23
Harrison 810 1.53
Wood 805 1.21
Mineral 730 3.38
Mingo 585 3.10
Putnam 585 1.34
Summers 535 5.01
Logan 515 1.96
Hancock 490 2.07
Randolph 430 1.85
Hardy 405 3.77
Brooke 295 1.61
Upshur 285 1.47
Wayne 250 0.79
Wyoming 240 1.43
Hampshire 235 1.25
Marshall 235 0.94
Taylor 200 1.50
Grant 180 1.91
Morgan 170 1.18
Pendleton 165 2.89
Boone 140 0.80
Monroe 125 1.17
Doddridge 115 1.60
Barbour 100 0.76
Braxton 95 0.84
Wetzel 90 0.74
Jackson 70 0.31
Mason 45 0.21
Nicholas 40 0.20
Pocahontas 30 0.43
Tyler 30 0.43
Lewis 25 0.20
Pleasants 20 0.33
Wirt 20 0.44
Lincoln 15 0.09
Roane 10 0.09
Calhoun 4 0.07
Clay 4 0.06
Tucker 4 0.07
Ritchie 0 0.00
Webster 0 0.00