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Highest Black population share, West Virginia cities · 1990

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (1990 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 29 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS –

01Bluefield, WVWV9,15822.1%–

02Beckley, WVWV16,37321.8%–

03Charles, WVWV9,32920.7%–

04Charleston, WVWV46,11714.2%–

05Martinsburg, WVWV19,2118.6%–

06Princeton, WVWV5,5787.6%–

07Dunbar, WVWV7,0507.2%–

08Huntington, WVWV44,8156.7%–

09Fairmont, WVWV18,0356.6%–

10Oak Hill, WVWV7,6294.5%–

11Wheeling, WVWV25,6804.1%–

12Weirton, WVWV18,1334.1%–

13South Charleston, WVWV13,0724.1%–

14Clarksburg, WVWV15,5623.6%–

15Morgantown, WVWV30,2933.5%–

16Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6713.2%–

17St. Albans, WVWV10,2101.6%–

18Parkersburg, WVWV28,5931.5%–

19Buckhannon, WVWV5,0541.3%–

20Brookhaven, WVWV6,2121.2%–

21Teays Valley, WVWV14,1511.0%–

22New Martinsville, WVWV5,0390.7%–

23Vienna, WVWV10,3210.7%–

24Moundsville, WVWV7,6590.5%–

25Bridgeport, WVWV9,4270.4%–

26Nitro, WVWV6,2700.3%–

27Elkins, WVWV6,6220.3%–

28Hurricane, WVWV7,3670.0%–

29Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9020.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS