Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.16K people in West Virginia with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.40% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Charleston city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.65%), followed by Morgantown city (1.46%), and Martinsburg city (1.14%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in West Virginia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Charleston city
Morgantown city
Martinsburg city
Parkersburg city
Wheeling city
St. Albans city
Beckley city
Huntington city
Fairmont city
Clarksburg city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Charleston city 1.65
2 Morgantown city 1.46
3 Martinsburg city 1.14
4 Parkersburg city 0.66
5 Wheeling city 0.57
6 St. Albans city 0.54
7 Beckley city 0.49
8 Huntington city 0.46
9 Fairmont city 0.45
10 Clarksburg city 0.24
11 Vienna city 0.22
12 Teays Valley CDP 0.09
12 Weirton city 0.09
13 South Charleston city 0.02