Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (14.15K), followed by Berkeley County (7.46K), and Raleigh County (6.33K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.

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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Mercer
Monongalia
Jefferson
Fayette
Marion
McDowell
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Kanawha County 14147
2 Berkeley County 7459
3 Raleigh County 6331
4 Cabell County 4732
5 Mercer County 3776
6 Monongalia County 3613
7 Jefferson County 3451
8 Fayette County 2080
9 Marion County 1934
10 McDowell County 1932
11 Ohio County 1528
12 Harrison County 1108
13 Gilmer County 1076
14 Greenbrier County 963
15 Wood County 943
16 Logan County 773
17 Mineral County 760
18 Hancock County 715
19 Summers County 646
20 Putnam County 522
21 Mingo County 473
22 Randolph County 389
23 Preston County 381
24 Hardy County 359
25 Brooke County 321
26 Hampshire County 257
27 Mason County 200
28 Marshall County 191
29 Upshur County 177
30 Pendleton County 165
31 Taylor County 160
32 Barbour County 141
33 Boone County 140
34 Wyoming County 124
35 Doddridge County 121
36 Wayne County 119
37 Morgan County 112
38 Monroe County 98
38 Pleasants County 98
39 Jackson County 95
40 Grant County 82
41 Pocahontas County 78
42 Lewis County 74
43 Braxton County 69
44 Nicholas County 51
45 Wetzel County 46
46 Lincoln County 37
47 Ritchie County 33
48 Roane County 28
49 Tyler County 24
50 Tucker County 21
51 Webster County 19
52 Wirt County 17
53 Clay County 15
54 Calhoun County 14