Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all West Virginia counties, Gilmer County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (10.27%), followed by McDowell County (8.25%), and Raleigh County (7.87%).
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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Related Topics: West Virginia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilmer County | 10.27 |
| 2 | McDowell County | 8.25 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 7.87 |
| 4 | Kanawha County | 7.55 |
| 5 | Berkeley County | 7.29 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 6.09 |
| 7 | Mercer County | 5.94 |
| 8 | Cabell County | 4.75 |
| 9 | Fayette County | 4.28 |
| 10 | Summers County | 4.19 |
| 11 | Monongalia County | 3.8 |
| 12 | Ohio County | 3.48 |
| 13 | Marion County | 3.23 |
| 14 | Hardy County | 3.02 |
| 15 | Greenbrier County | 2.76 |
| 16 | Mineral County | 2.73 |
| 17 | Hancock County | 2.6 |
| 18 | Pendleton County | 1.96 |
| 19 | Logan County | 1.87 |
| 20 | Doddridge County | 1.85 |
| 21 | Mingo County | 1.75 |
| 22 | Harrison County | 1.72 |
| 23 | Pleasants County | 1.61 |
| 24 | Randolph County | 1.48 |
| 25 | Brooke County | 1.36 |
| 26 | Wood County | 1.15 |
| 27 | Preston County | 1.11 |
| 28 | Hampshire County | 1.09 |
| 29 | Taylor County | 1.08 |
| 30 | Putnam County | 1.05 |
| 31 | Pocahontas County | 1.04 |
| 32 | Barbour County | 0.96 |
| 33 | Grant County | 0.91 |
| 33 | Upshur County | 0.91 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 0.82 |
| 35 | Mason County | 0.81 |
| 36 | Monroe County | 0.78 |
| 37 | Marshall County | 0.74 |
| 38 | Boone County | 0.68 |
| 39 | Wyoming County | 0.65 |
| 40 | Braxton County | 0.64 |
| 40 | Lewis County | 0.64 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 0.54 |
| 42 | Nicholas County | 0.48 |
| 43 | Webster County | 0.46 |
| 44 | Tucker County | 0.44 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 0.44 |
| 45 | Ritchie County | 0.38 |
| 45 | Wetzel County | 0.38 |
| 45 | Wirt County | 0.38 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 0.31 |
| 47 | Calhoun County | 0.3 |
| 48 | Tyler County | 0.28 |
| 49 | Clay County | 0.25 |
| 50 | Roane County | 0.24 |
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