Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (14.01K), followed by Berkeley County (8.86K), and Raleigh County (6.04K).
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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Related Topics: West Virginia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanawha County | 14007 |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 8858 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 6040 |
| 4 | Cabell County | 4608 |
| 5 | Monongalia County | 4157 |
| 6 | Mercer County | 3636 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 3583 |
| 8 | Fayette County | 1900 |
| 9 | Marion County | 1862 |
| 10 | McDowell County | 1538 |
| 11 | Ohio County | 1499 |
| 12 | Harrison County | 1212 |
| 13 | Wood County | 1019 |
| 14 | Greenbrier County | 995 |
| 15 | Gilmer County | 877 |
| 16 | Hancock County | 783 |
| 17 | Mineral County | 758 |
| 18 | Logan County | 631 |
| 19 | Putnam County | 616 |
| 20 | Summers County | 568 |
| 21 | Hardy County | 481 |
| 22 | Mingo County | 442 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 435 |
| 24 | Preston County | 395 |
| 25 | Brooke County | 319 |
| 26 | Hampshire County | 277 |
| 27 | Marshall County | 243 |
| 28 | Upshur County | 239 |
| 29 | Mason County | 222 |
| 30 | Taylor County | 191 |
| 31 | Wayne County | 182 |
| 32 | Barbour County | 165 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 163 |
| 34 | Doddridge County | 159 |
| 35 | Boone County | 153 |
| 36 | Morgan County | 150 |
| 37 | Wyoming County | 142 |
| 38 | Pendleton County | 140 |
| 39 | Grant County | 129 |
| 40 | Nicholas County | 126 |
| 41 | Pleasants County | 125 |
| 42 | Lewis County | 111 |
| 43 | Monroe County | 106 |
| 44 | Pocahontas County | 98 |
| 45 | Braxton County | 96 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 65 |
| 47 | Wetzel County | 63 |
| 48 | Webster County | 41 |
| 49 | Ritchie County | 37 |
| 50 | Roane County | 36 |
| 51 | Tucker County | 33 |
| 52 | Tyler County | 29 |
| 53 | Calhoun County | 23 |
| 53 | Clay County | 23 |
| 54 | Wirt County | 22 |