Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.76K), followed by Berkeley County (9.15K), and Raleigh County (5.94K).

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 2018
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Jefferson
Mercer
Fayette
Marion
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Kanawha County 13760
2 Berkeley County 9153
3 Raleigh County 5937
4 Cabell County 4514
5 Monongalia County 4100
6 Jefferson County 3628
7 Mercer County 3556
8 Fayette County 1868
9 Marion County 1844
10 Ohio County 1498
11 McDowell County 1488
12 Harrison County 1225
13 Wood County 1037
14 Greenbrier County 956
15 Gilmer County 839
16 Hancock County 804
17 Mineral County 749
18 Putnam County 646
19 Logan County 625
20 Summers County 528
21 Randolph County 520
22 Mingo County 450
23 Hardy County 448
24 Preston County 376
25 Brooke County 313
26 Hampshire County 288
27 Upshur County 256
28 Mason County 233
29 Wayne County 232
30 Marshall County 230
31 Taylor County 200
32 Doddridge County 186
33 Jackson County 172
34 Barbour County 167
35 Morgan County 160
36 Boone County 148
37 Pendleton County 146
38 Wyoming County 139
39 Nicholas County 135
40 Grant County 129
41 Pleasants County 127
42 Monroe County 103
42 Pocahontas County 103
43 Lewis County 102
44 Braxton County 94
45 Wetzel County 71
46 Lincoln County 69
47 Ritchie County 46
48 Roane County 39
49 Webster County 37
50 Tucker County 27
51 Calhoun County 26
51 Clay County 26
51 Tyler County 26
51 Wirt County 26