Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of 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 (0.40% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Berkeley County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.30%), followed by Jefferson County (1.16%), and Monongalia County (0.98%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Berkeley County
Jefferson County
Monongalia County
Logan County
Hampshire County
Kanawha County
Grant County
Mineral County
Mingo County
Ohio County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Berkeley County 1.30
2 Jefferson County 1.16
3 Monongalia County 0.98
4 Logan County 0.76
5 Hampshire County 0.68
6 Kanawha County 0.63
7 Grant County 0.45
7 Mineral County 0.45
7 Mingo County 0.45
7 Ohio County 0.45
8 Hardy County 0.41
9 Cabell County 0.34
10 Raleigh County 0.32
11 Wood County 0.31
12 Preston County 0.30
13 Harrison County 0.27
14 Gilmer County 0.24
15 Greenbrier County 0.22
15 Marion County 0.22
16 McDowell County 0.20
17 Braxton County 0.17
18 Putnam County 0.16
19 Barbour County 0.15
20 Mercer County 0.13
20 Taylor County 0.13
21 Calhoun County 0.09
21 Marshall County 0.09
21 Monroe County 0.09
22 Brooke County 0.08
22 Summers County 0.08
23 Tucker County 0.07
24 Fayette County 0.06
24 Hancock County 0.06
24 Morgan County 0.06
24 Upshur County 0.06
24 Wetzel County 0.06
25 Jackson County 0.05
25 Lewis County 0.05
25 Randolph County 0.05
26 Boone County 0.03
26 Roane County 0.03
27 Wayne County 0.02
28 Doddridge County 0.01