Ranking of West Virginia Counties 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 counties, Berkeley County had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.56K), followed by Kanawha County (1.15K), and Monongalia County (1.04K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Berkeley County
Kanawha County
Monongalia County
Jefferson County
Cabell County
Wood County
Logan County
Raleigh County
Ohio County
Harrison County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Berkeley County 1563
2 Kanawha County 1154
3 Monongalia County 1037
4 Jefferson County 668
5 Cabell County 319
6 Wood County 263
7 Logan County 250
8 Raleigh County 240
9 Ohio County 191
10 Harrison County 181
11 Hampshire County 157
12 Marion County 121
12 Mineral County 121
13 Mingo County 108
14 Preston County 104
15 Putnam County 92
16 Mercer County 77
17 Greenbrier County 72
18 Hardy County 58
19 Grant County 50
20 McDowell County 38
21 Marshall County 29
22 Barbour County 24
23 Fayette County 23
24 Braxton County 22
24 Taylor County 22
25 Gilmer County 18
26 Brooke County 17
26 Hancock County 17
27 Jackson County 15
27 Randolph County 15
28 Upshur County 14
29 Monroe County 11
30 Morgan County 10
30 Summers County 10
31 Lewis County 9
31 Wetzel County 9
32 Wayne County 8
33 Boone County 6
33 Calhoun County 6
34 Tucker County 5
35 Roane County 4
36 Doddridge County 1