Ranking of West Virginia Counties 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 counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (0.97%), followed by Berkeley County (0.81%), and Logan County (0.76%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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 Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Berkeley County
Logan County
Hampshire County
Monongalia County
Mineral County
Hardy County
Kanawha County
Mingo County
Ohio County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Jefferson County 0.97
2 Berkeley County 0.81
3 Logan County 0.76
4 Hampshire County 0.68
5 Monongalia County 0.54
6 Mineral County 0.44
7 Hardy County 0.41
7 Kanawha County 0.41
8 Mingo County 0.39
8 Ohio County 0.39
9 Preston County 0.30
9 Raleigh County 0.30
10 Wood County 0.28
11 Gilmer County 0.24
12 Greenbrier County 0.22
13 Cabell County 0.21
14 McDowell County 0.20
15 Braxton County 0.17
16 Marion County 0.11
17 Harrison County 0.10
17 Putnam County 0.10
18 Calhoun County 0.09
18 Marshall County 0.09
19 Summers County 0.08
20 Mercer County 0.07
21 Barbour County 0.06
21 Fayette County 0.06
21 Upshur County 0.06
21 Wetzel County 0.06
22 Lewis County 0.05
22 Morgan County 0.05
22 Randolph County 0.05
23 Taylor County 0.04
24 Boone County 0.03
24 Jackson County 0.03
24 Roane County 0.03
25 Monroe County 0.02
25 Wayne County 0.02
26 Doddridge County 0.01