Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the West Virginia Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 16,107. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (2,592), followed by Raleigh County (2,219), and Berkeley County (1,877).

The chart below shows the top 10 West Virginia counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.

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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Kanawha County
Raleigh County
Berkeley County
Mercer County
Cabell County
Preston County
McDowell County
Monongalia County
Jefferson County
Fayette County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Kanawha County 2592
2 Raleigh County 2219
3 Berkeley County 1877
4 Mercer County 1010
5 Cabell County 935
6 Preston County 893
7 McDowell County 865
8 Monongalia County 639
9 Jefferson County 622
10 Fayette County 561
11 Marion County 464
12 Gilmer County 376
13 Wood County 285
14 Ohio County 261
15 Mingo County 211
16 Harrison County 197
17 Logan County 193
18 Hancock County 189
19 Greenbrier County 184
20 Mineral County 165
21 Randolph County 154
22 Taylor County 127
23 Upshur County 112
24 Hampshire County 96
24 Summers County 96
25 Putnam County 90
26 Pendleton County 80
27 Braxton County 75
28 Doddridge County 70
29 Hardy County 68
30 Brooke County 53
31 Wayne County 50
32 Boone County 46
33 Monroe County 39
34 Marshall County 33
35 Lincoln County 30
36 Grant County 25
36 Wyoming County 25
37 Pleasants County 21
38 Morgan County 20
39 Lewis County 15
40 Barbour County 13
40 Wirt County 13
41 Roane County 9
42 Clay County 4
43 Tyler County 3
44 Nicholas County 2
45 Calhoun County 0
45 Jackson County 0
45 Mason County 0
45 Pocahontas County 0
45 Ritchie County 0
45 Tucker County 0
45 Wetzel County 0