Ranking of West Virginia Counties By 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. Among all West Virginia counties, Berkeley County had the highest population with African ancestry (980), followed by Kanawha County (744), and Monongalia County (575).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with 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 Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Berkeley County
Kanawha County
Monongalia County
Jefferson County
Logan County
Wood County
Raleigh County
Cabell County
Ohio County
Hampshire County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Berkeley County 980
2 Kanawha County 744
3 Monongalia County 575
4 Jefferson County 556
5 Logan County 250
6 Wood County 238
7 Raleigh County 227
8 Cabell County 200
9 Ohio County 166
10 Hampshire County 157
11 Mineral County 119
12 Preston County 102
13 Mingo County 92
14 Greenbrier County 72
15 Harrison County 65
16 Marion County 64
17 Hardy County 58
18 Putnam County 57
19 Mercer County 39
20 McDowell County 38
21 Marshall County 28
22 Fayette County 23
23 Braxton County 22
24 Gilmer County 18
25 Randolph County 15
26 Upshur County 14
27 Summers County 10
28 Barbour County 9
28 Lewis County 9
28 Morgan County 9
28 Wetzel County 9
29 Jackson County 8
29 Wayne County 8
30 Boone County 6
30 Calhoun County 6
30 Taylor County 6
31 Roane County 4
32 Monroe County 3
33 Doddridge County 1