West Virginia Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County

Updated on March 23, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, there were 64,749 people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone in West Virginia, which was 3.61% of the total West Virginia population.

Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (13,416), followed by Berkeley County (9,118), and Raleigh County (5,790). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone were: Tyler County (4), Wirt County (6), and Webster County (10).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identify as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, Gilmer County had the highest percentage (12.46%), followed by McDowell County (11.19%), and Raleigh County (7.76%).

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

You can see similar information for other ethnicities, and also for the different racial groups in West Virginia.

You can also see this information for other states and also for the US by state.

West Virginia Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
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West Virginia Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
County
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone Population
% of County Population
Kanawha 13,416 7.42
Berkeley 9,118 7.47
Raleigh 5,790 7.76
Cabell 4,751 5.04
Monongalia 4,068 3.84
Mercer 3,694 6.19
Jefferson 3,379 5.86
McDowell 2,139 11.19
Preston 2,001 5.85
Marion 1,844 3.28
Fayette 1,662 4.11
Ohio 1,656 3.90
Harrison 1,104 1.68
Wood 1,016 1.21
Gilmer 923 12.46
Greenbrier 766 2.32
Mineral 711 2.64
Hancock 695 2.39
Putnam 646 1.13
Logan 580 1.78
Randolph 424 1.52
Mingo 405 1.72
Hardy 403 2.82
Summers 400 3.35
Brooke 365 1.62
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