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.

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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
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Monongalia
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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