Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (13.62K), followed by Berkeley County (8.68K), and Raleigh County (5.82K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Mercer
Jefferson
Fayette
Marion
McDowell
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Kanawha County 13617
2 Berkeley County 8675
3 Raleigh County 5819
4 Cabell County 4406
5 Monongalia County 3986
6 Mercer County 3477
7 Jefferson County 3467
8 Fayette County 1833
9 Marion County 1801
10 McDowell County 1478
11 Ohio County 1455
12 Harrison County 1180
13 Wood County 998
14 Greenbrier County 934
15 Gilmer County 793
16 Hancock County 783
17 Mineral County 735
18 Putnam County 618
19 Logan County 609
20 Randolph County 506
21 Summers County 502
22 Mingo County 431
23 Hardy County 389
24 Preston County 353
25 Brooke County 298
26 Hampshire County 266
27 Upshur County 241
28 Mason County 228
28 Wayne County 228
29 Marshall County 222
30 Taylor County 193
31 Doddridge County 185
32 Jackson County 165
33 Barbour County 161
34 Morgan County 155
35 Boone County 148
36 Pendleton County 136
36 Wyoming County 136
37 Nicholas County 131
38 Pleasants County 124
39 Grant County 105
40 Monroe County 101
41 Lewis County 94
42 Pocahontas County 93
43 Braxton County 88
44 Lincoln County 68
45 Wetzel County 66
46 Ritchie County 45
47 Webster County 37
48 Roane County 32
49 Tucker County 27
50 Wirt County 26
51 Clay County 25
52 Calhoun County 24
53 Tyler County 22