Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (14.23K), followed by Berkeley County (7.71K), and Raleigh County (6.55K).

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 2011
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Mercer
Jefferson
Monongalia
Fayette
McDowell
Marion
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Kanawha County 14232
2 Berkeley County 7714
3 Raleigh County 6554
4 Cabell County 4836
5 Mercer County 3848
6 Jefferson County 3633
7 Monongalia County 3605
8 Fayette County 2108
9 McDowell County 1991
10 Marion County 1953
11 Ohio County 1634
12 Harrison County 1153
13 Gilmer County 1117
14 Greenbrier County 978
15 Wood County 955
16 Mineral County 804
17 Logan County 759
18 Hancock County 715
19 Summers County 673
20 Putnam County 522
21 Mingo County 510
22 Hardy County 417
23 Randolph County 383
24 Preston County 380
25 Brooke County 316
26 Hampshire County 265
27 Mason County 198
28 Marshall County 191
29 Upshur County 165
30 Pendleton County 161
31 Taylor County 151
32 Wyoming County 129
33 Boone County 128
34 Barbour County 127
35 Morgan County 121
36 Doddridge County 116
37 Pleasants County 106
38 Grant County 96
39 Monroe County 94
40 Wayne County 92
41 Jackson County 91
42 Lewis County 84
43 Pocahontas County 76
44 Braxton County 60
45 Nicholas County 53
46 Roane County 29
46 Wetzel County 29
47 Lincoln County 26
48 Ritchie County 25
49 Tucker County 20
50 Tyler County 19
51 Calhoun County 16
52 Webster County 14
52 Wirt County 14
53 Clay County 9