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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties 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 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 |