Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (14.24K), followed by Berkeley County (8.33K), and Raleigh County (6.34K).

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 2015
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Mercer
Jefferson
Fayette
Marion
McDowell
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Kanawha County 14238
2 Berkeley County 8329
3 Raleigh County 6335
4 Cabell County 4774
5 Monongalia County 3966
6 Mercer County 3773
7 Jefferson County 3650
8 Fayette County 1990
9 Marion County 1915
10 McDowell County 1726
11 Ohio County 1517
12 Harrison County 1177
13 Wood County 1036
14 Greenbrier County 1034
15 Gilmer County 929
16 Mineral County 802
17 Hancock County 772
18 Logan County 629
19 Putnam County 609
20 Summers County 561
21 Mingo County 471
22 Hardy County 451
23 Randolph County 426
24 Preston County 414
25 Brooke County 346
26 Hampshire County 281
27 Marshall County 258
28 Mason County 215
29 Upshur County 208
30 Barbour County 191
31 Taylor County 185
32 Wayne County 183
33 Doddridge County 175
34 Jackson County 156
35 Pendleton County 154
36 Boone County 147
37 Wyoming County 143
38 Morgan County 141
39 Grant County 116
40 Pleasants County 109
41 Monroe County 103
42 Lewis County 96
43 Nicholas County 95
44 Pocahontas County 94
45 Braxton County 82
46 Lincoln County 73
47 Wetzel County 72
48 Roane County 41
49 Ritchie County 32
50 Tucker County 27
51 Webster County 24
52 Wirt County 21
53 Clay County 19
53 Tyler County 19
54 Calhoun County 18