Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, 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 (12.79%), followed by McDowell County (9.61%), and Raleigh County (7.69%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.
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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 2020
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilmer County | 12.79 |
| 2 | McDowell County | 9.61 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 7.69 |
| 4 | Berkeley County | 7.55 |
| 5 | Kanawha County | 7.49 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 6.18 |
| 7 | Mercer County | 6.09 |
| 8 | Cabell County | 4.77 |
| 9 | Summers County | 4.2 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 4.04 |
| 11 | Monongalia County | 3.65 |
| 12 | Ohio County | 3.5 |
| 13 | Marion County | 3.29 |
| 14 | Hardy County | 3.08 |
| 15 | Mineral County | 2.82 |
| 16 | Doddridge County | 2.62 |
| 16 | Hancock County | 2.62 |
| 17 | Greenbrier County | 2.55 |
| 18 | Pendleton County | 2.22 |
| 19 | Harrison County | 1.85 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 1.84 |
| 21 | Mingo County | 1.76 |
| 22 | Logan County | 1.72 |
| 23 | Pleasants County | 1.69 |
| 24 | Preston County | 1.63 |
| 25 | Pocahontas County | 1.62 |
| 26 | Brooke County | 1.42 |
| 27 | Wood County | 1.27 |
| 28 | Hampshire County | 1.18 |
| 29 | Putnam County | 1.15 |
| 30 | Monroe County | 1.13 |
| 30 | Taylor County | 1.13 |
| 31 | Barbour County | 1.09 |
| 32 | Upshur County | 1.03 |
| 33 | Mason County | 1 |
| 34 | Grant County | 0.98 |
| 35 | Morgan County | 0.97 |
| 36 | Marshall County | 0.9 |
| 37 | Boone County | 0.8 |
| 38 | Braxton County | 0.73 |
| 39 | Wyoming County | 0.71 |
| 40 | Nicholas County | 0.67 |
| 41 | Lewis County | 0.66 |
| 42 | Jackson County | 0.64 |
| 43 | Wirt County | 0.58 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 0.56 |
| 45 | Wetzel County | 0.53 |
| 46 | Ritchie County | 0.5 |
| 47 | Tucker County | 0.45 |
| 48 | Calhoun County | 0.42 |
| 49 | Clay County | 0.38 |
| 49 | Webster County | 0.38 |
| 50 | Lincoln County | 0.37 |
| 51 | Tyler County | 0.36 |
| 52 | Roane County | 0.25 |