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
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Jefferson
Mercer
Preston
McDowell
Marion
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Kanawha County 10518
2 Berkeley County 7163
3 Raleigh County 4770
4 Cabell County 3782
5 Monongalia County 3448
6 Jefferson County 2822
7 Mercer County 2813
8 Preston County 2022
9 McDowell County 1922
10 Marion County 1441
11 Fayette County 1393
12 Ohio County 1232
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
26 Barbour County 256
27 Marshall County 225
28 Upshur County 194
29 Doddridge County 168
30 Hampshire County 139
31 Mason County 133
32 Boone County 107
33 Wayne County 102
34 Taylor County 91
35 Wyoming County 90
36 Morgan County 86
37 Pleasants County 85
38 Monroe County 82
39 Pendleton County 69
40 Jackson County 66
41 Grant County 63
42 Lewis County 53
43 Pocahontas County 48
44 Braxton County 46
45 Nicholas County 45
46 Lincoln County 30
47 Wetzel County 27
48 Roane County 24
49 Ritchie County 17
50 Webster County 10
51 Calhoun County 8
52 Clay County 6
53 Tucker County 4
54 Tyler County 1
55 Wirt County 0