Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (14.29K), followed by Berkeley County (7.93K), and Raleigh County (6.42K).

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 2013
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Mercer
Jefferson
Fayette
Marion
McDowell
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Kanawha County 14289
2 Berkeley County 7928
3 Raleigh County 6417
4 Cabell County 4844
5 Monongalia County 3881
6 Mercer County 3849
7 Jefferson County 3639
8 Fayette County 2093
9 Marion County 1941
10 McDowell County 1879
11 Ohio County 1545
12 Harrison County 1150
13 Gilmer County 1074
14 Wood County 1006
15 Greenbrier County 976
16 Mineral County 798
17 Hancock County 759
18 Logan County 713
19 Summers County 659
20 Putnam County 564
21 Mingo County 479
22 Randolph County 438
23 Hardy County 408
24 Preston County 395
25 Brooke County 342
26 Hampshire County 283
27 Upshur County 213
28 Mason County 204
29 Marshall County 202
30 Taylor County 180
31 Pendleton County 175
32 Wayne County 155
33 Barbour County 151
34 Doddridge County 145
35 Boone County 144
36 Wyoming County 135
37 Jackson County 129
37 Morgan County 129
38 Grant County 108
39 Monroe County 105
40 Pleasants County 103
41 Pocahontas County 90
42 Lewis County 88
43 Braxton County 82
44 Nicholas County 66
45 Wetzel County 54
46 Lincoln County 52
47 Roane County 37
48 Ritchie County 31
49 Tucker County 23
50 Webster County 21
51 Tyler County 20
52 Wirt County 18
53 Clay County 14
54 Calhoun County 13