West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2024 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2024, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for West Virginia was 1,303,064 and represented 73.88% of the total West Virginia citizen population.

Among all West Virginia counties, Berkeley had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (9.43K), followed by Kanawha (8.86K), and Raleigh (4.84K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (13.42%), followed by McDowell (8.98%), and Berkeley (7.42%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2024
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Berkeley 9432 7.42
Kanawha 8863 5.06
Raleigh 4836 6.65
Cabell 3743 4.07
Monongalia 3234 3.11
Jefferson 3207 5.56
Mercer 2386 4.09
Preston 2165 6.41
Fayette 1644 4.16
McDowell 1589 8.98
Marion 1442 2.59
Ohio 1387 3.38
Gilmer 949 13.42
Harrison 919 1.42
Wood 918 1.10
Greenbrier 756 2.36
Summers 722 6.17
Logan 615 1.96
Putnam 541 0.95
Hardy 533 3.81
Hancock 530 1.87
Mineral 475 1.77
Mingo 473 2.10
Randolph 428 1.55
Mason 307 1.23
Brooke 296 1.37
Upshur 288 1.22
Wayne 263 0.69
Barbour 230 1.50
Hampshire 228 0.97
Lewis 180 1.08
Monroe 178 1.44
Doddridge 174 2.26
Grant 167 1.53
Nicholas 136 0.56
Taylor 103 0.63
Marshall 99 0.33
Boone 90 0.43
Pendleton 89 1.47
Calhoun 75 1.24
Tyler 73 0.91
Braxton 69 0.56
Wyoming 55 0.27
Pocahontas 39 0.50
Jackson 38 0.14
Pleasants 30 0.40
Wetzel 26 0.19
Ritchie 12 0.15
Webster 8 0.10
Morgan 4 0.02
Roane 4 0.03
Clay 3 0.04
Wirt 1 0.02
Lincoln 0 0.00
Tucker 0 0.00