Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, 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 (10.17%), followed by McDowell County (8.05%), and Raleigh County (7.86%).

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 2019
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 2019
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gilmer County 10.17
2 McDowell County 8.05
3 Raleigh County 7.86
4 Kanawha County 7.51
5 Berkeley County 7.47
6 Jefferson County 6.14
7 Mercer County 5.88
8 Cabell County 4.72
9 Fayette County 4.25
10 Summers County 4.04
11 Monongalia County 3.77
12 Ohio County 3.52
13 Marion County 3.22
14 Hardy County 2.88
15 Mineral County 2.85
16 Hancock County 2.63
17 Greenbrier County 2.6
18 Doddridge County 2.24
19 Pendleton County 1.97
20 Mingo County 1.87
21 Harrison County 1.79
22 Logan County 1.77
23 Pleasants County 1.62
24 Randolph County 1.57
25 Brooke County 1.41
26 Hampshire County 1.22
27 Pocahontas County 1.18
28 Wood County 1.16
29 Putnam County 1.14
29 Taylor County 1.14
30 Upshur County 1.04
31 Preston County 1.03
32 Grant County 0.98
33 Barbour County 0.96
34 Morgan County 0.92
35 Mason County 0.86
36 Monroe County 0.79
37 Marshall County 0.75
38 Boone County 0.74
39 Wyoming County 0.68
40 Lewis County 0.66
40 Nicholas County 0.66
41 Braxton County 0.65
42 Jackson County 0.58
43 Wayne County 0.56
44 Ritchie County 0.48
45 Wetzel County 0.46
46 Wirt County 0.45
47 Webster County 0.43
48 Tucker County 0.42
49 Lincoln County 0.38
50 Calhoun County 0.37
51 Clay County 0.33
51 Tyler County 0.33
52 Roane County 0.24