Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (14.08K), followed by Berkeley County (7.90K), and Raleigh County (6.20K).

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 2015
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Mercer
Jefferson
Fayette
Marion
McDowell
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Kanawha County 14081
2 Berkeley County 7904
3 Raleigh County 6198
4 Cabell County 4670
5 Monongalia County 3861
6 Mercer County 3691
7 Jefferson County 3507
8 Fayette County 1959
9 Marion County 1882
10 McDowell County 1714
11 Ohio County 1481
12 Harrison County 1144
13 Greenbrier County 1013
14 Wood County 1008
15 Gilmer County 879
16 Mineral County 786
17 Hancock County 757
18 Logan County 617
19 Putnam County 588
20 Summers County 537
21 Mingo County 453
22 Randolph County 418
23 Preston County 399
24 Hardy County 391
25 Brooke County 332
26 Hampshire County 260
27 Marshall County 252
28 Mason County 213
29 Upshur County 194
30 Barbour County 184
31 Taylor County 181
32 Wayne County 176
33 Doddridge County 174
34 Pendleton County 151
35 Jackson County 149
36 Boone County 147
37 Wyoming County 141
38 Morgan County 136
39 Pleasants County 106
40 Monroe County 101
41 Nicholas County 91
42 Grant County 90
43 Lewis County 89
44 Pocahontas County 88
45 Braxton County 81
46 Lincoln County 73
47 Wetzel County 68
48 Roane County 36
49 Ritchie County 32
50 Tucker County 27
51 Webster County 24
52 Wirt County 21
53 Clay County 18
54 Calhoun County 17
55 Tyler County 16