Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all West Virginia counties, Gilmer County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (12.12%), followed by McDowell County (9.46%), 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.

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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010
Gilmer
McDowell
Raleigh
Kanawha
Berkeley
Jefferson
Mercer
Cabell
Summers
Fayette
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gilmer County 12.12
2 McDowell County 9.46
3 Raleigh County 8.13
4 Kanawha County 7.27
5 Berkeley County 6.97
6 Jefferson County 6.48
7 Mercer County 6.03
8 Cabell County 4.89
9 Summers County 4.66
10 Fayette County 4.54
11 Ohio County 3.66
12 Monongalia County 3.59
13 Marion County 3.29
14 Greenbrier County 2.77
14 Mineral County 2.77
15 Hardy County 2.39
16 Hancock County 2.33
17 Logan County 2.13
18 Pendleton County 1.93
19 Mingo County 1.77
20 Harrison County 1.63
21 Doddridge County 1.35
22 Pleasants County 1.25
23 Randolph County 1.18
24 Brooke County 1.16
25 Preston County 1.09
25 Wood County 1.09
26 Hampshire County 0.94
27 Putnam County 0.88
28 Taylor County 0.76
29 Barbour County 0.75
30 Pocahontas County 0.71
31 Grant County 0.65
31 Mason County 0.65
32 Monroe County 0.64
33 Upshur County 0.6
34 Morgan County 0.57
35 Marshall County 0.54
36 Wyoming County 0.51
37 Boone County 0.5
38 Braxton County 0.41
38 Lewis County 0.41
39 Jackson County 0.28
40 Ritchie County 0.19
41 Wayne County 0.18
42 Calhoun County 0.17
43 Nicholas County 0.16
43 Wirt County 0.16
44 Tucker County 0.15
45 Webster County 0.14
45 Wetzel County 0.14
46 Tyler County 0.13
47 Roane County 0.11
48 Lincoln County 0.08
49 Clay County 0.06