Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, 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 (11.27%), followed by McDowell County (8.77%), and Raleigh County (7.98%).

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 2014
Gilmer
McDowell
Raleigh
Kanawha
Berkeley
Jefferson
Mercer
Cabell
Fayette
Summers
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gilmer County 11.27
2 McDowell County 8.77
3 Raleigh County 7.98
4 Kanawha County 7.43
5 Berkeley County 7.03
6 Jefferson County 6.29
7 Mercer County 6.07
8 Cabell County 4.81
9 Fayette County 4.47
10 Summers County 4.41
11 Monongalia County 3.71
12 Ohio County 3.46
13 Marion County 3.32
14 Mineral County 2.87
15 Greenbrier County 2.84
16 Hardy County 2.68
17 Hancock County 2.54
18 Pendleton County 2.24
19 Logan County 1.86
20 Mingo County 1.76
21 Harrison County 1.66
22 Doddridge County 1.51
23 Randolph County 1.4
24 Pleasants County 1.38
25 Brooke County 1.36
26 Preston County 1.21
27 Hampshire County 1.15
27 Wood County 1.15
28 Pocahontas County 1.02
28 Putnam County 1.02
29 Taylor County 1.01
30 Barbour County 0.94
31 Mason County 0.81
31 Monroe County 0.81
32 Morgan County 0.79
33 Grant County 0.76
33 Upshur County 0.76
34 Marshall County 0.65
35 Boone County 0.62
36 Braxton County 0.58
37 Wyoming County 0.56
38 Lewis County 0.52
39 Jackson County 0.44
40 Wetzel County 0.39
41 Wayne County 0.38
42 Wirt County 0.35
43 Ritchie County 0.34
44 Roane County 0.3
44 Tucker County 0.3
45 Lincoln County 0.27
46 Calhoun County 0.24
47 Nicholas County 0.23
47 Webster County 0.23
48 Tyler County 0.21
49 Clay County 0.18