Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (13.51K), followed by Berkeley County (9.26K), and Raleigh County (5.72K).

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 2020
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Mercer
Jefferson
Marion
McDowell
Fayette
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Kanawha County 13507
2 Berkeley County 9263
3 Raleigh County 5718
4 Cabell County 4493
5 Monongalia County 3862
6 Mercer County 3623
7 Jefferson County 3573
8 Marion County 1848
9 McDowell County 1819
10 Fayette County 1634
11 Ohio County 1480
12 Harrison County 1218
13 Wood County 1072
14 Gilmer County 946
15 Greenbrier County 838
16 Hancock County 760
17 Mineral County 759
18 Putnam County 662
19 Logan County 558
20 Preston County 557
21 Randolph County 513
22 Summers County 501
23 Hardy County 438
24 Mingo County 413
25 Brooke County 320
26 Marshall County 273
27 Hampshire County 272
28 Mason County 254
29 Upshur County 245
30 Wayne County 218
31 Doddridge County 204
32 Taylor County 189
33 Jackson County 177
34 Boone County 173
35 Barbour County 168
36 Morgan County 165
36 Nicholas County 165
37 Wyoming County 151
38 Monroe County 140
39 Pendleton County 136
40 Pleasants County 129
41 Pocahontas County 127
42 Lewis County 113
43 Grant County 108
44 Braxton County 90
45 Lincoln County 76
45 Wetzel County 76
46 Ritchie County 42
47 Roane County 35
48 Webster County 32
49 Clay County 30
49 Tucker County 30
49 Tyler County 30
49 Wirt County 30
50 Calhoun County 26