Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among all the cities and places in West Virginia, Charleston city had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (7.14K), followed by Huntington city (4.05K), and Beckley city (3.38K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia cities and places based on Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population.

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

Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Charleston
7.14K
Huntington
4.05K
Beckley
3.38K
Martinsburg
2.86K
Bluefield
2.09K
Wheeling
1.47K
Morgantown
1.36K
Fairmont
1.32K
South Charleston
1.11K
Dunbar
1.01K
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Population
1 Charleston city 7,136
2 Huntington city 4,049
3 Beckley city 3,384
4 Martinsburg city 2,860
5 Bluefield city 2,094
6 Wheeling city 1,474
7 Morgantown city 1,360
8 Fairmont city 1,324
9 South Charleston city 1,109
10 Dunbar city 1,010
10 Welch city 1,010
11 Charles Town city 750
12 Weirton city 740
13 Cross Lanes CDP 628
14 Clarksburg city 617
15 Ranson corporation 602
16 Parkersburg city 591
17 Rand CDP 508
18 St. Albans city 500
19 Oak Hill city 444
20 Princeton city 390
21 Keyser city 388
22 Institute CDP 351
23 West Dunbar CDP 293
24 Moorefield town 281
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