Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (14.21K), followed by Berkeley County (8.58K), and Raleigh County (6.18K).

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 2016
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Mercer
Jefferson
Fayette
Marion
McDowell
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Kanawha County 14208
2 Berkeley County 8581
3 Raleigh County 6176
4 Cabell County 4695
5 Monongalia County 4074
6 Mercer County 3712
7 Jefferson County 3610
8 Fayette County 1929
9 Marion County 1886
10 McDowell County 1642
11 Ohio County 1525
12 Harrison County 1174
13 Wood County 1032
14 Greenbrier County 1020
15 Gilmer County 876
16 Mineral County 781
17 Hancock County 756
18 Logan County 618
19 Putnam County 614
20 Summers County 582
21 Hardy County 487
22 Mingo County 454
23 Randolph County 433
24 Preston County 386
25 Brooke County 317
26 Hampshire County 285
27 Marshall County 231
28 Upshur County 224
29 Mason County 222
30 Taylor County 199
31 Barbour County 186
32 Wayne County 173
33 Boone County 160
34 Doddridge County 157
34 Wyoming County 157
35 Jackson County 153
36 Pendleton County 138
37 Morgan County 136
38 Grant County 126
39 Pleasants County 119
40 Nicholas County 110
41 Monroe County 109
42 Lewis County 101
43 Pocahontas County 96
44 Braxton County 91
45 Wetzel County 74
46 Lincoln County 60
47 Roane County 48
48 Webster County 36
49 Ritchie County 33
50 Tucker County 28
51 Wirt County 26
52 Tyler County 22
53 Clay County 21
54 Calhoun County 19