Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (13.51K), followed by Berkeley County (9.26K), and Raleigh County (5.72K).

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 2020
Kanawha
13.51K
Berkeley
9.26K
Raleigh
5.72K
Cabell
4.49K
Monongalia
3.86K
Mercer
3.62K
Jefferson
3.57K
Marion
1.85K
McDowell
1.82K
Fayette
1.63K
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
Rank
County
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Kanawha County 13,507
2 Berkeley County 9,263
3 Raleigh County 5,718
4 Cabell County 4,493
5 Monongalia County 3,862
6 Mercer County 3,623
7 Jefferson County 3,573
8 Marion County 1,848
9 McDowell County 1,819
10 Fayette County 1,634
11 Ohio County 1,480
12 Harrison County 1,218
13 Wood County 1,072
14 Gilmer County 946
15 Greenbrier County 838
16 Hancock County 760
17 Mineral County 759
18 Putnam County 662
19 Logan County 558
20 Preston County 557
21 Randolph County 513
22 Summers County 501
23 Hardy County 438
24 Mingo County 413
25 Brooke County 320
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