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.

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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Mercer
Jefferson
Fayette
Marion
McDowell
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