Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (13.23%), followed by McDowell County (9.32%), and Berkeley County (8.03%).

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 2023
Gilmer
McDowell
Berkeley
Raleigh
Kanawha
Mercer
Jefferson
Cabell
Summers
Fayette
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gilmer County 13.23
2 McDowell County 9.32
3 Berkeley County 8.03
4 Raleigh County 7.6
5 Kanawha County 7.36
6 Mercer County 6.05
7 Jefferson County 6.04
8 Cabell County 4.78
9 Summers County 4.63
10 Fayette County 3.9
11 Ohio County 3.65
12 Monongalia County 3.63
13 Marion County 3.18
14 Hardy County 3.11
15 Doddridge County 2.87
16 Mineral County 2.72
17 Hancock County 2.65
18 Greenbrier County 2.47
19 Pendleton County 2.29
20 Randolph County 2.06
21 Harrison County 1.91
22 Mingo County 1.84
23 Pleasants County 1.79
24 Logan County 1.7
25 Preston County 1.66
26 Pocahontas County 1.65
27 Brooke County 1.61
28 Barbour County 1.4
29 Putnam County 1.35
30 Taylor County 1.31
31 Monroe County 1.3
31 Wood County 1.3
32 Hampshire County 1.26
33 Grant County 1.23
34 Morgan County 1.22
35 Mason County 1.11
35 Upshur County 1.11
36 Marshall County 1.05
37 Boone County 0.84
37 Lewis County 0.84
38 Wyoming County 0.8
39 Braxton County 0.78
40 Jackson County 0.75
41 Wayne County 0.74
42 Nicholas County 0.67
43 Wetzel County 0.62
43 Wirt County 0.62
44 Ritchie County 0.55
45 Clay County 0.54
46 Tyler County 0.53
47 Calhoun County 0.47
47 Lincoln County 0.47
48 Tucker County 0.44
49 Roane County 0.42
50 Webster County 0.4