Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (14.32K), followed by Berkeley County (8.17K), and Raleigh County (6.36K).

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 2014
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Mercer
Jefferson
Fayette
Marion
McDowell
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Kanawha County 14318
2 Berkeley County 8174
3 Raleigh County 6362
4 Cabell County 4756
5 Monongalia County 3934
6 Mercer County 3831
7 Jefferson County 3635
8 Fayette County 2054
9 Marion County 1917
10 McDowell County 1801
11 Ohio County 1528
12 Harrison County 1162
13 Greenbrier County 1031
14 Wood County 1021
15 Gilmer County 1015
16 Mineral County 806
17 Hancock County 780
18 Logan County 669
19 Summers County 617
20 Putnam County 604
21 Mingo County 470
22 Hardy County 421
23 Preston County 418
23 Randolph County 418
24 Brooke County 336
25 Hampshire County 293
26 Mason County 219
27 Marshall County 218
28 Upshur County 201
29 Taylor County 176
30 Pendleton County 168
31 Barbour County 166
32 Wayne County 165
33 Boone County 147
34 Morgan County 140
35 Jackson County 134
36 Doddridge County 130
36 Wyoming County 130
37 Monroe County 112
38 Grant County 111
39 Pleasants County 109
40 Pocahontas County 94
41 Lewis County 93
42 Braxton County 84
43 Wetzel County 65
44 Nicholas County 64
45 Lincoln County 57
46 Roane County 49
47 Ritchie County 34
48 Tucker County 22
48 Tyler County 22
49 Webster County 20
49 Wirt County 20
50 Calhoun County 19
51 Clay County 17