Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (12.94K), followed by Berkeley County (10.14K), and Raleigh County (5.53K).

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 2022
Kanawha
Berkeley
Raleigh
Cabell
Monongalia
Jefferson
Mercer
Marion
McDowell
Fayette
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Kanawha County 12944
2 Berkeley County 10138
3 Raleigh County 5533
4 Cabell County 4397
5 Monongalia County 3844
6 Jefferson County 3588
7 Mercer County 3569
8 Marion County 1778
9 McDowell County 1677
10 Fayette County 1571
11 Ohio County 1517
12 Harrison County 1237
13 Wood County 1079
14 Gilmer County 956
15 Greenbrier County 828
16 Mineral County 747
17 Hancock County 738
18 Putnam County 723
19 Preston County 576
20 Randolph County 552
21 Logan County 541
22 Summers County 520
23 Hardy County 458
24 Mingo County 383
25 Brooke County 334
26 Marshall County 302
27 Hampshire County 298
28 Wayne County 293
29 Mason County 270
30 Upshur County 253
31 Doddridge County 221
32 Taylor County 203
33 Barbour County 197
34 Morgan County 194
35 Jackson County 185
36 Nicholas County 173
37 Boone County 165
38 Wyoming County 157
39 Monroe County 151
40 Pendleton County 135
41 Pleasants County 131
42 Pocahontas County 127
43 Grant County 125
43 Lewis County 125
44 Lincoln County 102
45 Braxton County 101
46 Wetzel County 83
47 Roane County 52
48 Ritchie County 43
49 Clay County 41
50 Calhoun County 35
50 Tyler County 35
51 Webster County 32
52 Wirt County 31
53 Tucker County 28