Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.53K), followed by Berkeley County (9.46K), and Raleigh County (5.91K).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanawha County | 13531 |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 9463 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 5908 |
| 4 | Cabell County | 4418 |
| 5 | Monongalia County | 4133 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 3711 |
| 7 | Mercer County | 3538 |
| 8 | Marion County | 1846 |
| 9 | Fayette County | 1841 |
| 10 | Ohio County | 1513 |
| 11 | McDowell County | 1428 |
| 12 | Harrison County | 1256 |
| 13 | Wood County | 1010 |
| 14 | Greenbrier County | 926 |
| 15 | Gilmer County | 847 |
| 16 | Hancock County | 782 |
| 17 | Mineral County | 781 |
| 18 | Putnam County | 681 |
| 19 | Logan County | 581 |
| 20 | Summers County | 531 |
| 21 | Randolph County | 462 |
| 22 | Hardy County | 460 |
| 23 | Mingo County | 454 |
| 24 | Preston County | 364 |
| 25 | Brooke County | 324 |
| 26 | Hampshire County | 310 |
| 27 | Upshur County | 265 |
| 28 | Marshall County | 238 |
| 29 | Mason County | 235 |
| 30 | Wayne County | 228 |
| 31 | Taylor County | 199 |
| 32 | Doddridge County | 190 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 176 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 172 |
| 35 | Nicholas County | 168 |
| 36 | Barbour County | 165 |
| 37 | Boone County | 158 |
| 38 | Pendleton County | 147 |
| 39 | Wyoming County | 142 |
| 40 | Grant County | 138 |
| 41 | Pleasants County | 123 |
| 42 | Lewis County | 112 |
| 43 | Monroe County | 107 |
| 44 | Pocahontas County | 106 |
| 45 | Braxton County | 96 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 83 |
| 47 | Wetzel County | 75 |
| 48 | Ritchie County | 48 |
| 49 | Roane County | 40 |
| 50 | Webster County | 35 |
| 51 | Tyler County | 31 |
| 52 | Clay County | 29 |
| 52 | Tucker County | 29 |
| 53 | Calhoun County | 28 |
| 54 | Wirt County | 26 |