RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest Black population share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Gilmer County, WVWV7,08513.6%+1424%

02McDowell County, WVWV16,8788.8%−26%

03Berkeley County, WVWV139,5227.1%+54%

04Raleigh County, WVWV71,7756.7%−22%

05Preston County, WVWV34,0046.5%+2212%

06Summers County, WVWV11,5326.1%+184%

07Jefferson County, WVWV63,1025.6%−7%

08Kanawha County, WVWV172,3814.8%−30%

09Hardy County, WVWV14,3374.7%+161%

10Fayette County, WVWV38,1654.1%−25%

11Cabell County, WVWV91,1834.1%−3%

12Mercer County, WVWV57,5034.1%−30%

13Ohio County, WVWV40,4963.3%−6%

14Monongalia County, WVWV107,9913.1%−7%

15Marion County, WVWV55,5842.5%−21%

16Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.5%+908%

17Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782.3%−23%

18Mingo County, WVWV21,4552.0%−14%

19Logan County, WVWV30,3752.0%−24%

20Hancock County, WVWV27,7291.8%−23%

21Grant County, WVWV11,0411.7%+150%

22Brooke County, WVWV21,1421.5%+77%

23Barbour County, WVWV15,4141.5%+201%

24Harrison County, WVWV64,2211.5%−9%

25Monroe County, WVWV12,4911.5%−76%

26Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261.4%−31%

27Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.4%+34%

28Mineral County, WVWV26,7921.3%−48%

29Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.2%+98%

30Wood County, WVWV82,3851.1%+15%

31Lewis County, WVWV16,3941.1%+745%

32Mason County, WVWV24,7071.0%+103%

33Hampshire County, WVWV24,1051.0%+19%

34Wayne County, WVWV37,3091.0%+676%

35Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.9%+70%

36Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.9%+4123%

37Taylor County, WVWV16,2870.6%−23%

38Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.6%−17%

39Nicholas County, WVWV23,8480.5%+1355%

40Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.5%−31%

41Pleasants County, WVWV7,3380.4%−14%

42Boone County, WVWV20,2510.4%−36%

43Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.3%−23%

44Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.3%−57%

45Wetzel County, WVWV13,7340.2%+118%

46Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.1%+71%

47Webster County, WVWV7,7600.1%+1213%

48Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.1%−20%

49Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780.1%+4%

50Clay County, WVWV7,5380.1%−25%

51Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.0%−92%

52Roane County, WVWV13,3170.0%−90%

53Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.0%−91%

54Tucker County, WVWV6,5400.0%−100%

55Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.0%−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES