Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all West Virginia counties, Gilmer County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (10.88%), followed by McDowell County (8.31%), and Raleigh County (8.04%).
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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Related Topics: West Virginia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
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 2017
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilmer County | 10.88 |
| 2 | McDowell County | 8.31 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 8.04 |
| 4 | Berkeley County | 7.69 |
| 5 | Kanawha County | 7.63 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 6.33 |
| 7 | Mercer County | 6.07 |
| 8 | Cabell County | 4.88 |
| 9 | Summers County | 4.4 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 4.36 |
| 11 | Monongalia County | 3.92 |
| 12 | Ohio County | 3.56 |
| 13 | Hardy County | 3.47 |
| 14 | Marion County | 3.3 |
| 15 | Greenbrier County | 2.83 |
| 16 | Mineral County | 2.78 |
| 17 | Hancock County | 2.66 |
| 18 | Pendleton County | 2.01 |
| 19 | Logan County | 1.91 |
| 20 | Doddridge County | 1.86 |
| 21 | Mingo County | 1.83 |
| 22 | Harrison County | 1.78 |
| 23 | Pleasants County | 1.68 |
| 24 | Randolph County | 1.51 |
| 25 | Brooke County | 1.42 |
| 26 | Wood County | 1.2 |
| 27 | Hampshire County | 1.18 |
| 28 | Preston County | 1.17 |
| 29 | Pocahontas County | 1.15 |
| 30 | Taylor County | 1.13 |
| 31 | Grant County | 1.11 |
| 32 | Putnam County | 1.09 |
| 33 | Barbour County | 1 |
| 34 | Upshur County | 0.97 |
| 35 | Morgan County | 0.85 |
| 36 | Mason County | 0.83 |
| 37 | Monroe County | 0.79 |
| 38 | Marshall County | 0.78 |
| 39 | Lewis County | 0.69 |
| 40 | Boone County | 0.68 |
| 40 | Braxton County | 0.68 |
| 41 | Wyoming County | 0.67 |
| 42 | Jackson County | 0.56 |
| 43 | Nicholas County | 0.5 |
| 44 | Webster County | 0.49 |
| 45 | Tucker County | 0.47 |
| 46 | Wayne County | 0.45 |
| 47 | Wetzel County | 0.41 |
| 48 | Ritchie County | 0.38 |
| 48 | Wirt County | 0.38 |
| 49 | Tyler County | 0.33 |
| 50 | Calhoun County | 0.31 |
| 50 | Lincoln County | 0.31 |
| 51 | Clay County | 0.26 |
| 51 | Roane County | 0.26 |
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