Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, 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 (12.13%), followed by McDowell County (9.12%), and Raleigh County (8.12%).
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
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilmer County | 12.13 |
| 2 | McDowell County | 9.12 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 8.12 |
| 4 | Kanawha County | 7.32 |
| 5 | Berkeley County | 6.95 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 6.46 |
| 7 | Mercer County | 6.04 |
| 8 | Cabell County | 4.89 |
| 9 | Summers County | 4.65 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 4.52 |
| 11 | Ohio County | 3.64 |
| 12 | Monongalia County | 3.55 |
| 13 | Marion County | 3.4 |
| 14 | Mineral County | 2.8 |
| 15 | Greenbrier County | 2.7 |
| 16 | Hardy County | 2.54 |
| 17 | Hancock County | 2.3 |
| 18 | Pendleton County | 2.12 |
| 19 | Logan County | 2.05 |
| 20 | Mingo County | 1.87 |
| 21 | Harrison County | 1.64 |
| 22 | Doddridge County | 1.41 |
| 23 | Pleasants County | 1.33 |
| 24 | Brooke County | 1.28 |
| 25 | Randolph County | 1.27 |
| 26 | Preston County | 1.12 |
| 27 | Wood County | 1.08 |
| 28 | Hampshire County | 1 |
| 29 | Putnam County | 0.89 |
| 30 | Taylor County | 0.88 |
| 31 | Pocahontas County | 0.8 |
| 32 | Barbour County | 0.74 |
| 33 | Mason County | 0.73 |
| 34 | Monroe County | 0.68 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 0.68 |
| 35 | Grant County | 0.64 |
| 36 | Upshur County | 0.62 |
| 37 | Marshall County | 0.57 |
| 38 | Wyoming County | 0.55 |
| 39 | Boone County | 0.52 |
| 40 | Lewis County | 0.47 |
| 41 | Braxton County | 0.41 |
| 42 | Jackson County | 0.29 |
| 43 | Tucker County | 0.27 |
| 44 | Ritchie County | 0.24 |
| 44 | Wirt County | 0.24 |
| 45 | Wayne County | 0.22 |
| 46 | Calhoun County | 0.2 |
| 46 | Nicholas County | 0.2 |
| 46 | Roane County | 0.2 |
| 46 | Tyler County | 0.2 |
| 47 | Wetzel County | 0.18 |
| 48 | Webster County | 0.15 |
| 49 | Lincoln County | 0.12 |
| 50 | Clay County | 0.09 |