Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.16K people in West Virginia with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all West Virginia cities and places, Charleston city had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (809), followed by Morgantown city (429), and Huntington city (214).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in West Virginia.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Charleston city
Morgantown city
Huntington city
Martinsburg city
Parkersburg city
Wheeling city
Romney city
Piedmont town
Bridgeport city
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Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Charleston city 809
2 Morgantown city 429
3 Huntington city 214
4 Martinsburg city 210
5 Parkersburg city 198
6 Wheeling city 155
7 Romney city 138
8 Piedmont town 119
9 Bridgeport city 116
10 Red Jacket CDP 108
11 Logan city 102
12 Shannondale CDP 90
13 Beckley city 85
14 Fairmont city 83
15 Ranson corporation 72
16 Charles Town city 66
17 Brookhaven CDP 65
18 White Sulphur Springs city 64
19 Institute CDP 63
20 St. Albans city 58
21 Dunbar city 49
22 Kistler CDP 45
23 Clarksburg city 39
24 Bluefield city 38
24 Elkview CDP 38
25 Pinch CDP 31
26 Athens town 30
27 Star City town 27
28 Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP 26
28 Salem city 26
29 Philippi city 24
29 Shepherdstown town 24
30 Vienna city 23
31 Glen Dale city 20
32 Kimball town 19
33 Nitro city 18
33 Welch city 18
34 Hooverson Heights CDP 17
34 Weirton city 17
35 Oak Hill city 15
35 Westover city 15
36 Buckhannon city 14
37 Shady Spring CDP 13
37 Sutton town 13
38 Cross Lanes CDP 12
38 Jefferson CDP 12
38 Teays Valley CDP 12
39 Blennerhassett CDP 11
39 Glenville town 11
40 Chesapeake town 10
41 Benwood city 9
41 Glasgow town 9
41 Jacksonburg CDP 9
41 Weston city 9
42 Fairlea CDP 8
42 Holden CDP 8
42 Kenova city 8
42 Marmet city 8
43 Barboursville village 6
43 Belle town 6
43 Daniels CDP 6
43 Mount Hope city 6
44 Hendricks town 5
45 Hedgesville town 4
45 Spencer city 4
46 Union town 3
47 Keyser city 2
47 Reedsville town 2
47 South Charleston city 2
47 Terra Alta town 2
47 West Logan town 2
48 Bath (Berkeley Springs) town 1
48 Gary city 1
48 West Union town 1