Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, 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 (13.07%), followed by McDowell County (9.49%), and Berkeley 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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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
Gilmer
McDowell
Berkeley
Raleigh
Kanawha
Jefferson
Mercer
Cabell
Summers
Fayette
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gilmer County 13.07
2 McDowell County 9.49
3 Berkeley County 7.69
4 Raleigh County 7.66
5 Kanawha County 7.44
6 Jefferson County 6.16
7 Mercer County 6.07
8 Cabell County 4.77
9 Summers County 4.28
10 Fayette County 4.04
11 Monongalia County 3.6
12 Ohio County 3.55
13 Marion County 3.26
14 Hardy County 3.01
15 Doddridge County 2.88
16 Mineral County 2.79
17 Hancock County 2.61
18 Greenbrier County 2.57
19 Pendleton County 2.27
20 Harrison County 1.88
21 Randolph County 1.84
22 Mingo County 1.8
23 Preston County 1.74
24 Logan County 1.72
25 Pleasants County 1.71
26 Pocahontas County 1.64
27 Brooke County 1.47
28 Wood County 1.27
29 Putnam County 1.25
30 Hampshire County 1.21
31 Monroe County 1.18
32 Barbour County 1.15
33 Mason County 1.14
34 Taylor County 1.13
35 Morgan County 1.09
36 Upshur County 1.04
37 Grant County 1
38 Marshall County 0.99
39 Braxton County 0.82
40 Boone County 0.78
41 Lewis County 0.76
42 Wyoming County 0.73
43 Nicholas County 0.67
44 Wayne County 0.64
45 Jackson County 0.63
46 Wirt County 0.59
47 Ritchie County 0.52
48 Wetzel County 0.51
49 Clay County 0.44
50 Calhoun County 0.42
50 Lincoln County 0.42
51 Tyler County 0.4
52 Tucker County 0.37
53 Webster County 0.36
54 Roane County 0.29