Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (13.85K), followed by Berkeley County (8.40K), 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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanawha County | 13853 |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 8404 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 5914 |
| 4 | Cabell County | 4493 |
| 5 | Monongalia County | 4028 |
| 6 | Mercer County | 3555 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 3444 |
| 8 | Fayette County | 1867 |
| 9 | Marion County | 1824 |
| 10 | McDowell County | 1528 |
| 11 | Ohio County | 1463 |
| 12 | Harrison County | 1167 |
| 13 | Wood County | 983 |
| 14 | Greenbrier County | 973 |
| 15 | Gilmer County | 828 |
| 16 | Hancock County | 766 |
| 17 | Mineral County | 744 |
| 18 | Logan County | 618 |
| 19 | Putnam County | 593 |
| 20 | Summers County | 540 |
| 21 | Randolph County | 428 |
| 22 | Mingo County | 423 |
| 23 | Hardy County | 419 |
| 24 | Preston County | 376 |
| 25 | Brooke County | 304 |
| 26 | Hampshire County | 255 |
| 27 | Marshall County | 232 |
| 28 | Upshur County | 224 |
| 29 | Mason County | 218 |
| 30 | Taylor County | 183 |
| 31 | Wayne County | 178 |
| 32 | Barbour County | 159 |
| 33 | Doddridge County | 158 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 156 |
| 35 | Boone County | 153 |
| 36 | Morgan County | 146 |
| 37 | Wyoming County | 138 |
| 38 | Pendleton County | 137 |
| 39 | Nicholas County | 120 |
| 39 | Pleasants County | 120 |
| 40 | Grant County | 106 |
| 41 | Monroe County | 104 |
| 42 | Lewis County | 103 |
| 43 | Braxton County | 91 |
| 44 | Pocahontas County | 88 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | 65 |
| 46 | Wetzel County | 58 |
| 47 | Webster County | 38 |
| 48 | Ritchie County | 37 |
| 49 | Roane County | 34 |
| 50 | Tucker County | 31 |
| 51 | Tyler County | 25 |
| 52 | Calhoun County | 22 |
| 52 | Clay County | 22 |
| 52 | Wirt County | 22 |