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

Updated on August 27, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of West Virginia's cities and places, Charleston city had the highest number of voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (5.55K), followed by Huntington city (3.23K), and Beckley city (2.68K).

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

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

Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Charleston
5.55K
Huntington
3.23K
Beckley
2.68K
Martinsburg
2.25K
Bluefield
1.55K
Morgantown
1.23K
Wheeling
1.10K
Fairmont
1.05K
Welch
993
Dunbar
800
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Charleston city 5,548
2 Huntington city 3,234
3 Beckley city 2,678
4 Martinsburg city 2,246
5 Bluefield city 1,550
6 Morgantown city 1,227
7 Wheeling city 1,099
8 Fairmont city 1,050
9 Welch city 993
10 Dunbar city 800
11 South Charleston city 789
12 Charles Town city 625
13 Weirton city 596
14 Cross Lanes CDP 497
15 Ranson corporation 496
16 Clarksburg city 486
17 Parkersburg city 439
18 Rand CDP 424
19 St. Albans city 383
20 Oak Hill city 352
21 Princeton city 333
22 Keyser city 328
23 Institute CDP 312
24 West Dunbar CDP 243
25 Philippi city 231
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