Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for West Virginia counties, in April 2020, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.59K), followed by Berkeley County (9.36K), and Raleigh County (5.85K).

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

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

Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Kanawha
13.59K
Berkeley
9.36K
Raleigh
5.85K
Cabell
4.81K
Monongalia
4.16K
Mercer
3.72K
Jefferson
3.46K
McDowell
2.16K
Preston
2.04K
Marion
1.87K
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Population
1 Kanawha County 13,592
2 Berkeley County 9,364
3 Raleigh County 5,847
4 Cabell County 4,811
5 Monongalia County 4,160
6 Mercer County 3,720
7 Jefferson County 3,459
8 McDowell County 2,163
9 Preston County 2,042
10 Marion County 1,867
11 Fayette County 1,680
12 Ohio County 1,661
13 Harrison County 1,118
14 Wood County 1,040
15 Gilmer County 937
16 Greenbrier County 792
17 Mineral County 723
18 Hancock County 703
19 Putnam County 656
20 Logan County 581
21 Randolph County 433
22 Hardy County 414
23 Mingo County 409
24 Summers County 402
25 Brooke County 368
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