Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all West Virginia counties, Gilmer County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (12.93%), followed by McDowell County (9.11%), and Raleigh County (8.13%).
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 Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2012
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilmer County | 12.93 |
| 2 | McDowell County | 9.11 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 8.13 |
| 4 | Kanawha County | 7.44 |
| 5 | Berkeley County | 7.32 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 6.54 |
| 7 | Mercer County | 6.18 |
| 8 | Cabell County | 4.99 |
| 9 | Summers County | 4.88 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 4.62 |
| 11 | Monongalia County | 3.67 |
| 12 | Ohio County | 3.53 |
| 13 | Marion County | 3.45 |
| 14 | Hardy County | 2.92 |
| 15 | Mineral County | 2.79 |
| 16 | Greenbrier County | 2.73 |
| 17 | Hancock County | 2.39 |
| 18 | Pendleton County | 2.22 |
| 19 | Logan County | 2.17 |
| 20 | Mingo County | 1.85 |
| 21 | Harrison County | 1.63 |
| 22 | Doddridge County | 1.46 |
| 23 | Brooke County | 1.41 |
| 24 | Pleasants County | 1.35 |
| 24 | Randolph County | 1.35 |
| 25 | Hampshire County | 1.18 |
| 26 | Preston County | 1.15 |
| 27 | Wood County | 1.12 |
| 28 | Putnam County | 0.97 |
| 28 | Taylor County | 0.97 |
| 29 | Pocahontas County | 0.95 |
| 30 | Barbour County | 0.88 |
| 30 | Grant County | 0.88 |
| 31 | Upshur County | 0.78 |
| 32 | Monroe County | 0.74 |
| 33 | Mason County | 0.73 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 0.65 |
| 35 | Marshall County | 0.59 |
| 36 | Boone County | 0.57 |
| 37 | Wyoming County | 0.54 |
| 38 | Lewis County | 0.51 |
| 39 | Braxton County | 0.48 |
| 40 | Jackson County | 0.35 |
| 41 | Ritchie County | 0.32 |
| 42 | Tucker County | 0.31 |
| 43 | Wirt County | 0.3 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 0.29 |
| 45 | Tyler County | 0.28 |
| 45 | Wetzel County | 0.28 |
| 46 | Roane County | 0.21 |
| 46 | Webster County | 0.21 |
| 47 | Calhoun County | 0.2 |
| 47 | Nicholas County | 0.2 |
| 48 | Clay County | 0.17 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 0.17 |