West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population for West Virginia was 990,635 and represented 69.66% 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 (9.79K), followed by Berkeley (6.83K), and Raleigh (4.77K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (13.64%), followed by McDowell (9.85%), and Raleigh (8.10%).

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 2021
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Kanawha 9785 6.79
Berkeley 6825 7.55
Raleigh 4770 8.10
Cabell 3385 4.51
Monongalia 2970 3.49
Mercer 2765 5.85
Jefferson 2555 5.83
Fayette 1590 4.90
McDowell 1510 9.85
Preston 1495 5.45
Marion 1255 2.81
Ohio 1035 3.05
Gilmer 850 13.64
Harrison 750 1.45
Mineral 740 3.43
Wood 680 1.02
Greenbrier 620 2.33
Mingo 545 2.95
Hancock 470 2.00
Hardy 435 3.86
Summers 435 4.31
Logan 400 1.54
Putnam 370 0.84
Brooke 300 1.63
Randolph 300 1.32
Wyoming 300 1.75
Upshur 245 1.29
Pendleton 235 4.59
Taylor 190 1.43
Marshall 170 0.69
Hampshire 135 0.73
Barbour 110 0.89
Doddridge 110 1.64
Wayne 110 0.36
Braxton 105 1.03
Grant 105 1.18
Boone 65 0.38
Nicholas 65 0.33
Pleasants 60 0.98
Jackson 55 0.25
Mason 55 0.27
Monroe 55 0.56
Wirt 50 1.21
Lewis 45 0.34
Tyler 45 0.67
Morgan 35 0.25
Lincoln 30 0.19
Pocahontas 15 0.23
Wetzel 15 0.13
Roane 10 0.09
Calhoun 4 0.08
Clay 4 0.06
Ritchie 4 0.06
Tucker 4 0.07
Webster 0 0.00