West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population for West Virginia was 972,205 and represented 68.06% 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 (9.90K), followed by Berkeley (6.63K), and Raleigh (4.66K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (13.50%), followed by McDowell (9.38%), 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 2020
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Kanawha 9895 6.89
Berkeley 6630 7.51
Raleigh 4655 7.96
Cabell 3355 4.52
Monongalia 3000 3.52
Mercer 2715 5.78
Jefferson 2630 6.08
Fayette 1735 5.09
Preston 1570 5.82
McDowell 1335 9.38
Marion 1310 2.93
Ohio 1085 3.23
Greenbrier 905 3.23
Gilmer 890 13.50
Harrison 835 1.58
Mineral 835 3.86
Wood 790 1.19
Hancock 545 2.32
Summers 505 4.77
Logan 495 1.91
Mingo 475 2.57
Putnam 325 0.74
Hardy 315 2.95
Upshur 315 1.62
Brooke 275 1.52
Hampshire 270 1.43
Randolph 255 1.10
Pendleton 250 4.33
Wyoming 220 1.33
Grant 185 1.96
Marshall 185 0.75
Monroe 150 1.42
Taylor 140 1.05
Barbour 125 0.94
Wayne 125 0.40
Braxton 90 0.80
Doddridge 90 1.27
Morgan 75 0.52
Wetzel 75 0.62
Wirt 75 1.65
Boone 70 0.41
Jackson 70 0.31
Mason 55 0.26
Lincoln 35 0.22
Lewis 25 0.20
Nicholas 25 0.13
Pocahontas 25 0.36
Pleasants 15 0.25
Tucker 15 0.26
Roane 10 0.09
Tyler 10 0.14
Calhoun 4 0.07
Clay 4 0.06
Ritchie 0 0.00
Webster 0 0.00