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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.01K people in West Virginia with African ancestry (0.28% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Charleston city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (0.91%), followed by Parkersburg city (0.63%), and Beckley city (0.49%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Charleston city
Parkersburg city
Beckley city
Wheeling city
Morgantown city
Fairmont city
Huntington city
Martinsburg city
Clarksburg city
Vienna city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Charleston city 0.91
2 Parkersburg city 0.63
3 Beckley city 0.49
4 Wheeling city 0.48
5 Morgantown city 0.39
6 Fairmont city 0.35
6 Huntington city 0.35
7 Martinsburg city 0.31
8 Clarksburg city 0.24
9 Vienna city 0.18
10 St. Albans city 0.09
10 Teays Valley CDP 0.09
11 South Charleston city 0.02