Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (12.86K), followed by Berkeley County (10.63K), and Raleigh County (5.50K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2023
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Jefferson
Mercer
Marion
McDowell
Fayette
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2023
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Kanawha County 12862
2 Berkeley County 10628
3 Raleigh County 5501
4 Cabell County 4404
5 Monongalia County 3910
6 Jefferson County 3608
7 Mercer County 3511
8 Marion County 1775
9 McDowell County 1626
10 Fayette County 1525
11 Ohio County 1503
12 Harrison County 1237
13 Wood County 1083
14 Gilmer County 960
15 Greenbrier County 794
16 Putnam County 768
17 Hancock County 746
18 Mineral County 731
19 Preston County 566
20 Randolph County 564
21 Summers County 536
22 Logan County 525
23 Hardy County 443
24 Mingo County 405
25 Brooke County 345
26 Marshall County 308
27 Hampshire County 299
28 Wayne County 280
29 Mason County 274
30 Upshur County 261
31 Doddridge County 220
32 Barbour County 215
32 Morgan County 215
32 Taylor County 215
33 Jackson County 208
34 Boone County 172
35 Nicholas County 162
35 Wyoming County 162
36 Monroe County 161
37 Lewis County 139
38 Pendleton County 138
39 Grant County 134
40 Pleasants County 133
41 Pocahontas County 128
42 Braxton County 95
43 Lincoln County 92
44 Wetzel County 86
45 Roane County 57
46 Ritchie County 45
47 Clay County 42
47 Tyler County 42
48 Webster County 32
49 Wirt County 31
50 Tucker County 29
51 Calhoun County 28