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

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (10.52K), followed by Berkeley County (7.16K), and Raleigh County (4.77K).

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 voting-age population.

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

Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Kanawha
10.52K
Berkeley
7.16K
Raleigh
4.77K
Cabell
3.78K
Monongalia
3.45K
Jefferson
2.82K
Mercer
2.81K
Preston
2.02K
McDowell
1.92K
Marion
1.44K
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Kanawha County 10,518
2 Berkeley County 7,163
3 Raleigh County 4,770
4 Cabell County 3,782
5 Monongalia County 3,448
6 Jefferson County 2,822
7 Mercer County 2,813
8 Preston County 2,022
9 McDowell County 1,922
10 Marion County 1,441
11 Fayette County 1,393
12 Ohio County 1,232
13 Gilmer County 933
14 Harrison County 890
15 Wood County 793
16 Greenbrier County 655
17 Mineral County 602
18 Hancock County 561
19 Logan County 485
20 Putnam County 471
21 Summers County 383
22 Randolph County 356
23 Mingo County 334
24 Hardy County 319
25 Brooke County 305
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