West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population for West Virginia was 993,790 and represented 70.37% 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 (8.78K), followed by Berkeley (7.13K), and Raleigh (4.22K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (16.52%), followed by McDowell (10.54%), and Preston (7.66%).

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 2023
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Kanawha 8775 6.21
Berkeley 7125 7.50
Raleigh 4220 7.31
Cabell 3060 4.12
Monongalia 3010 3.48
Jefferson 2630 5.89
Preston 2120 7.66
Mercer 1905 4.10
Fayette 1560 4.93
McDowell 1555 10.54
Marion 1250 2.80
Ohio 1030 3.10
Gilmer 995 16.52
Harrison 710 1.39
Wood 665 1.01
Greenbrier 640 2.45
Summers 575 5.80
Mineral 530 2.47
Hardy 460 4.03
Mingo 445 2.51
Logan 430 1.71
Randolph 395 1.75
Hancock 375 1.62
Putnam 355 0.80
Brooke 285 1.58
Barbour 235 1.91
Mason 220 1.10
Wayne 220 0.73
Upshur 190 1.01
Hampshire 145 0.76
Wyoming 140 0.84
Doddridge 120 1.83
Taylor 120 0.91
Pendleton 115 2.32
Braxton 100 1.00
Boone 90 0.53
Grant 80 0.91
Lewis 75 0.57
Marshall 75 0.31
Nicholas 65 0.34
Wetzel 65 0.58
Tyler 60 0.91
Pleasants 35 0.57
Jackson 25 0.12
Monroe 25 0.25
Webster 15 0.23
Morgan 10 0.07
Pocahontas 10 0.15
Ritchie 10 0.15
Wirt 10 0.25
Calhoun 4 0.08
Clay 4 0.07
Roane 4 0.04
Tucker 4 0.07
Lincoln 0 0.00