Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (14.22K), followed by Berkeley County (7.61K), and Raleigh County (6.52K).

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 Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Mercer
Jefferson
Monongalia
Fayette
McDowell
Marion
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Kanawha County 14215
2 Berkeley County 7614
3 Raleigh County 6520
4 Cabell County 4821
5 Mercer County 3823
6 Jefferson County 3589
7 Monongalia County 3564
8 Fayette County 2124
9 McDowell County 2100
10 Marion County 1890
11 Ohio County 1653
12 Harrison County 1138
13 Gilmer County 1109
14 Greenbrier County 997
15 Wood County 972
16 Mineral County 797
17 Logan County 792
18 Hancock County 721
19 Summers County 678
20 Putnam County 510
21 Mingo County 475
22 Hardy County 398
23 Preston County 367
24 Randolph County 354
25 Brooke County 288
26 Hampshire County 249
27 Marshall County 180
28 Mason County 178
29 Upshur County 159
30 Pendleton County 149
31 Taylor County 130
32 Barbour County 128
33 Boone County 123
34 Wyoming County 122
35 Doddridge County 111
36 Morgan County 101
37 Pleasants County 99
38 Grant County 93
39 Monroe County 89
40 Jackson County 88
41 Lewis County 77
41 Wayne County 77
42 Pocahontas County 67
43 Braxton County 61
44 Nicholas County 43
45 Wetzel County 24
46 Ritchie County 20
47 Lincoln County 17
47 Roane County 17
48 Calhoun County 14
49 Tyler County 13
49 Webster County 13
50 Tucker County 12
51 Wirt County 9
52 Clay County 6