Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all West Virginia counties, Gilmer County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (12.76%), followed by McDowell County (9.16%), and Raleigh County (8.26%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
Gilmer
McDowell
Raleigh
Kanawha
Berkeley
Jefferson
Mercer
Cabell
Summers
Fayette
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gilmer County 12.76
2 McDowell County 9.16
3 Raleigh County 8.26
4 Kanawha County 7.4
5 Berkeley County 7.29
6 Jefferson County 6.67
7 Mercer County 6.15
8 Cabell County 5.01
9 Summers County 4.86
10 Fayette County 4.59
11 Ohio County 3.7
12 Monongalia County 3.64
13 Marion County 3.44
14 Hardy County 2.99
15 Mineral County 2.87
16 Greenbrier County 2.74
17 Hancock County 2.33
18 Pendleton County 2.14
19 Logan County 2.08
20 Mingo County 1.92
21 Harrison County 1.66
22 Doddridge County 1.41
23 Pleasants County 1.4
24 Brooke County 1.33
25 Randolph County 1.3
26 Preston County 1.13
27 Hampshire County 1.12
28 Wood County 1.1
29 Putnam County 0.93
30 Taylor County 0.89
31 Pocahontas County 0.86
32 Grant County 0.81
33 Barbour County 0.77
34 Mason County 0.73
35 Monroe County 0.69
35 Morgan County 0.69
36 Upshur County 0.68
37 Marshall County 0.58
38 Wyoming County 0.55
39 Boone County 0.52
40 Lewis County 0.51
41 Braxton County 0.41
42 Jackson County 0.31
43 Tucker County 0.28
44 Ritchie County 0.24
44 Wirt County 0.24
45 Wayne County 0.22
46 Calhoun County 0.21
46 Tyler County 0.21
47 Nicholas County 0.2
47 Roane County 0.2
48 Wetzel County 0.18
49 Webster County 0.15
50 Lincoln County 0.12
51 Clay County 0.1