Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2013
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all West Virginia counties, Gilmer County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (12.44%), followed by McDowell County (8.96%), and Raleigh County (8.14%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.
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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 2013
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
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| 1 | Gilmer County | 12.44 |
| 2 | McDowell County | 8.96 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 8.14 |
| 4 | Kanawha County | 7.46 |
| 5 | Berkeley County | 7.3 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 6.61 |
| 7 | Mercer County | 6.21 |
| 8 | Cabell County | 4.99 |
| 9 | Summers County | 4.85 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 4.59 |
| 11 | Monongalia County | 3.79 |
| 12 | Ohio County | 3.53 |
| 13 | Marion County | 3.42 |
| 14 | Hardy County | 2.92 |
| 15 | Mineral County | 2.88 |
| 16 | Greenbrier County | 2.73 |
| 17 | Hancock County | 2.5 |
| 18 | Pendleton County | 2.37 |
| 19 | Logan County | 1.98 |
| 20 | Mingo County | 1.84 |
| 21 | Doddridge County | 1.7 |
| 22 | Harrison County | 1.67 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 1.48 |
| 24 | Brooke County | 1.45 |
| 25 | Pleasants County | 1.37 |
| 26 | Hampshire County | 1.21 |
| 27 | Preston County | 1.17 |
| 28 | Wood County | 1.16 |
| 29 | Taylor County | 1.06 |
| 30 | Pocahontas County | 1.04 |
| 31 | Putnam County | 1 |
| 32 | Grant County | 0.92 |
| 33 | Barbour County | 0.9 |
| 34 | Upshur County | 0.87 |
| 35 | Monroe County | 0.78 |
| 36 | Mason County | 0.75 |
| 37 | Morgan County | 0.74 |
| 38 | Marshall County | 0.62 |
| 39 | Boone County | 0.6 |
| 40 | Wyoming County | 0.59 |
| 41 | Braxton County | 0.57 |
| 42 | Lewis County | 0.53 |
| 43 | Jackson County | 0.44 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 0.37 |
| 45 | Wetzel County | 0.34 |
| 46 | Tucker County | 0.33 |
| 47 | Ritchie County | 0.31 |
| 47 | Wirt County | 0.31 |
| 48 | Nicholas County | 0.25 |
| 48 | Roane County | 0.25 |
| 49 | Lincoln County | 0.24 |
| 49 | Webster County | 0.24 |
| 50 | Tyler County | 0.22 |
| 51 | Calhoun County | 0.17 |
| 52 | Clay County | 0.15 |