Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (14.31K), followed by Berkeley County (7.83K), and Raleigh County (6.45K).

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 2012
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Mercer
Monongalia
Jefferson
Fayette
Marion
McDowell
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Kanawha County 14306
2 Berkeley County 7829
3 Raleigh County 6447
4 Cabell County 4837
5 Mercer County 3857
6 Monongalia County 3703
7 Jefferson County 3580
8 Fayette County 2118
9 Marion County 1957
10 McDowell County 1942
11 Ohio County 1554
12 Gilmer County 1133
13 Harrison County 1123
14 Greenbrier County 978
15 Wood County 970
16 Logan County 788
17 Mineral County 779
18 Hancock County 728
19 Summers County 675
20 Putnam County 545
21 Mingo County 485
22 Hardy County 405
23 Randolph County 396
24 Preston County 389
25 Brooke County 333
26 Hampshire County 278
27 Mason County 200
28 Marshall County 193
29 Upshur County 190
30 Pendleton County 166
31 Taylor County 165
32 Barbour County 148
33 Boone County 140
34 Wyoming County 125
35 Doddridge County 121
35 Wayne County 121
36 Morgan County 114
37 Grant County 104
38 Jackson County 102
38 Pleasants County 102
39 Monroe County 100
40 Lewis County 83
40 Pocahontas County 83
41 Braxton County 70
42 Nicholas County 53
43 Wetzel County 46
44 Lincoln County 37
45 Ritchie County 33
46 Roane County 31
47 Tyler County 25
48 Tucker County 22
49 Webster County 19
50 Wirt County 17
51 Clay County 16
52 Calhoun County 15