Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all West Virginia counties, Gilmer County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.68%), followed by McDowell County (9.48%), and Berkeley County (8.53%).
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 2023
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilmer County | 13.68 |
| 2 | McDowell County | 9.48 |
| 3 | Berkeley County | 8.53 |
| 4 | Raleigh County | 7.81 |
| 5 | Kanawha County | 7.43 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 6.37 |
| 7 | Mercer County | 6.2 |
| 8 | Cabell County | 4.91 |
| 9 | Summers County | 4.82 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 3.99 |
| 11 | Monongalia County | 3.8 |
| 12 | Ohio County | 3.79 |
| 13 | Hardy County | 3.58 |
| 14 | Marion County | 3.27 |
| 15 | Doddridge County | 2.89 |
| 16 | Mineral County | 2.84 |
| 17 | Hancock County | 2.76 |
| 18 | Greenbrier County | 2.55 |
| 19 | Pendleton County | 2.49 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 2.15 |
| 21 | Harrison County | 2 |
| 22 | Mingo County | 1.89 |
| 23 | Pleasants County | 1.86 |
| 24 | Pocahontas County | 1.84 |
| 25 | Logan County | 1.74 |
| 25 | Preston County | 1.74 |
| 26 | Brooke County | 1.72 |
| 27 | Barbour County | 1.5 |
| 28 | Putnam County | 1.42 |
| 29 | Hampshire County | 1.41 |
| 30 | Taylor County | 1.37 |
| 31 | Wood County | 1.36 |
| 32 | Grant County | 1.32 |
| 32 | Monroe County | 1.32 |
| 33 | Morgan County | 1.3 |
| 34 | Mason County | 1.17 |
| 35 | Upshur County | 1.16 |
| 36 | Marshall County | 1.08 |
| 37 | Lewis County | 0.9 |
| 38 | Boone County | 0.84 |
| 39 | Wyoming County | 0.83 |
| 40 | Braxton County | 0.81 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 0.79 |
| 42 | Wayne County | 0.78 |
| 43 | Nicholas County | 0.7 |
| 44 | Wetzel County | 0.64 |
| 45 | Tyler County | 0.62 |
| 45 | Wirt County | 0.62 |
| 46 | Ritchie County | 0.59 |
| 47 | Clay County | 0.55 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 0.5 |
| 49 | Calhoun County | 0.49 |
| 50 | Roane County | 0.46 |
| 51 | Tucker County | 0.45 |
| 52 | Webster County | 0.4 |
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