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

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.65K), followed by Berkeley County (9.89K), 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.

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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
Kanawha
13.65K
Berkeley
9.89K
Raleigh
5.85K
Cabell
4.61K
Monongalia
4.05K
Jefferson
3.76K
Mercer
3.70K
Marion
1.88K
McDowell
1.85K
Fayette
1.67K
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Kanawha County 13,647
2 Berkeley County 9,887
3 Raleigh County 5,847
4 Cabell County 4,606
5 Monongalia County 4,048
6 Jefferson County 3,762
7 Mercer County 3,702
8 Marion County 1,884
9 McDowell County 1,846
10 Fayette County 1,671
11 Ohio County 1,539
12 Harrison County 1,272
13 Wood County 1,113
14 Gilmer County 977
15 Greenbrier County 865
16 Hancock County 785
17 Mineral County 773
18 Putnam County 702
19 Preston County 582
20 Logan County 570
21 Randolph County 528
22 Summers County 521
23 Hardy County 502
24 Mingo County 427
25 Brooke County 339
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