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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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019
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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