West Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age 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 voting-age population for West Virginia was 989,960 and represented 70.25% of the total West Virginia citizen voting-age population.

Among all West Virginia counties, Berkeley had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population (7.42K), followed by Kanawha (6.78K), and Raleigh (4.16K).

In terms of percentages, Gilmer had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (15.80%), followed by McDowell (10.67%), and Preston (7.69%).

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 2024
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County Citizen Voting-age Population % of County Citizen Voting-age Population
Berkeley 7416 7.61
Kanawha 6784 4.83
Raleigh 4164 7.26
Cabell 3053 4.14
Monongalia 2831 3.25
Jefferson 2742 6.04
Preston 2129 7.69
Mercer 1951 4.22
McDowell 1541 10.67
Fayette 1497 4.78
Marion 1247 2.80
Ohio 1103 3.33
Gilmer 949 15.80
Harrison 787 1.55
Greenbrier 665 2.58
Wood 642 0.98
Summers 616 6.24
Logan 440 1.77
Mineral 440 2.06
Randolph 415 1.85
Hardy 390 3.47
Mingo 381 2.19
Putnam 381 0.85
Hancock 337 1.45
Brooke 275 1.54
Mason 240 1.21
Upshur 231 1.23
Hampshire 211 1.10
Wayne 201 0.67
Barbour 196 1.59
Doddridge 132 2.01
Lewis 109 0.83
Marshall 91 0.38
Nicholas 89 0.47
Grant 87 0.99
Boone 80 0.48
Pendleton 75 1.53
Braxton 71 0.71
Tyler 70 1.08
Wyoming 55 0.33
Jackson 42 0.20
Taylor 37 0.28
Pleasants 29 0.48
Pocahontas 29 0.45
Wetzel 28 0.25
Monroe 17 0.17
Morgan 10 0.07
Webster 9 0.14
Calhoun 8 0.16
Ritchie 8 0.12
Roane 8 0.07
Clay 5 0.08
Tucker 2 0.04
Wirt 1 0.03
Lincoln 0 0.00