Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.06K), followed by Berkeley County (10.79K), and Raleigh County (5.68K).
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 2022
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanawha County | 13059 |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 10791 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 5682 |
| 4 | Cabell County | 4512 |
| 5 | Monongalia County | 4032 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 3788 |
| 7 | Mercer County | 3648 |
| 8 | Marion County | 1821 |
| 9 | McDowell County | 1707 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 1607 |
| 11 | Ohio County | 1575 |
| 12 | Harrison County | 1287 |
| 13 | Wood County | 1124 |
| 14 | Gilmer County | 988 |
| 15 | Greenbrier County | 858 |
| 16 | Putnam County | 771 |
| 17 | Mineral County | 770 |
| 18 | Hancock County | 767 |
| 19 | Preston County | 604 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 573 |
| 21 | Logan County | 553 |
| 22 | Summers County | 541 |
| 23 | Hardy County | 520 |
| 24 | Mingo County | 394 |
| 25 | Brooke County | 356 |
| 26 | Hampshire County | 336 |
| 27 | Marshall County | 310 |
| 28 | Wayne County | 305 |
| 29 | Mason County | 279 |
| 30 | Upshur County | 264 |
| 31 | Doddridge County | 223 |
| 32 | Taylor County | 212 |
| 33 | Barbour County | 211 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 205 |
| 35 | Jackson County | 195 |
| 36 | Nicholas County | 183 |
| 37 | Boone County | 165 |
| 38 | Wyoming County | 163 |
| 39 | Monroe County | 153 |
| 40 | Pendleton County | 147 |
| 41 | Pocahontas County | 138 |
| 42 | Pleasants County | 137 |
| 43 | Grant County | 135 |
| 43 | Lewis County | 135 |
| 44 | Lincoln County | 109 |
| 45 | Braxton County | 106 |
| 46 | Wetzel County | 86 |
| 47 | Roane County | 58 |
| 48 | Ritchie County | 46 |
| 49 | Clay County | 42 |
| 49 | Tyler County | 42 |
| 50 | Calhoun County | 36 |
| 51 | Webster County | 32 |
| 52 | Wirt County | 31 |
| 53 | Tucker County | 29 |