Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all West Virginia counties, Gilmer County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (10.57%), followed by McDowell County (8.18%), and Raleigh County (8%).
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 2018
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilmer County | 10.57 |
| 2 | McDowell County | 8.18 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 8 |
| 4 | Berkeley County | 7.79 |
| 5 | Kanawha County | 7.62 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 6.36 |
| 7 | Mercer County | 6 |
| 8 | Cabell County | 4.86 |
| 9 | Fayette County | 4.34 |
| 10 | Summers County | 4.17 |
| 11 | Monongalia County | 3.87 |
| 12 | Ohio County | 3.58 |
| 13 | Marion County | 3.29 |
| 14 | Hardy County | 3.25 |
| 15 | Mineral County | 2.78 |
| 16 | Hancock County | 2.76 |
| 17 | Greenbrier County | 2.75 |
| 18 | Doddridge County | 2.17 |
| 19 | Pendleton County | 2.09 |
| 20 | Logan County | 1.92 |
| 21 | Mingo County | 1.89 |
| 22 | Harrison County | 1.81 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 1.8 |
| 24 | Pleasants County | 1.7 |
| 25 | Brooke County | 1.41 |
| 26 | Hampshire County | 1.23 |
| 26 | Wood County | 1.23 |
| 27 | Pocahontas County | 1.22 |
| 28 | Taylor County | 1.19 |
| 29 | Putnam County | 1.14 |
| 30 | Preston County | 1.12 |
| 31 | Grant County | 1.11 |
| 32 | Upshur County | 1.05 |
| 33 | Barbour County | 1.01 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 0.9 |
| 35 | Mason County | 0.87 |
| 36 | Monroe County | 0.78 |
| 37 | Marshall County | 0.75 |
| 38 | Boone County | 0.68 |
| 39 | Braxton County | 0.67 |
| 39 | Wyoming County | 0.67 |
| 40 | Lewis County | 0.64 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 0.6 |
| 42 | Wayne County | 0.58 |
| 43 | Nicholas County | 0.54 |
| 44 | Ritchie County | 0.47 |
| 45 | Wetzel County | 0.46 |
| 46 | Webster County | 0.45 |
| 46 | Wirt County | 0.45 |
| 47 | Tucker County | 0.39 |
| 48 | Calhoun County | 0.36 |
| 49 | Lincoln County | 0.34 |
| 50 | Clay County | 0.3 |
| 50 | Tyler County | 0.3 |
| 51 | Roane County | 0.28 |