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Highest Black population share, West Virginia counties · 2000

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 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 1990

01McDowell County, WVWV16,87811.8%−12%

02Raleigh County, WVWV71,7758.5%+13%

03Kanawha County, WVWV172,3816.9%+5%

04Jefferson County, WVWV63,1026.0%−18%

05Monroe County, WVWV12,4916.0%+521%

06Mercer County, WVWV57,5035.8%−3%

07Fayette County, WVWV38,1655.6%−14%

08Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.6%+21%

09Cabell County, WVWV91,1834.3%+8%

10Ohio County, WVWV40,4963.5%+19%

11Monongalia County, WVWV107,9913.3%+50%

12Marion County, WVWV55,5843.2%−2%

13Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5783.0%−19%

14Logan County, WVWV30,3752.6%−21%

15Mineral County, WVWV26,7922.5%−8%

16Mingo County, WVWV21,4552.3%−4%

17Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.3%−10%

18Summers County, WVWV11,5322.2%−58%

19Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262.0%−3%

20Hardy County, WVWV14,3371.8%−6%

21Harrison County, WVWV64,2211.6%+9%

22Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.0%+93%

23Wood County, WVWV82,3851.0%+10%

24Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.9%+174%

25Brooke County, WVWV21,1420.8%−16%

26Taylor County, WVWV16,2870.8%+243%

27Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.8%−8%

28Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.8%−10%

29Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.7%+72%

30Grant County, WVWV11,0410.7%−29%

31Boone County, WVWV20,2510.6%−30%

32Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.6%−27%

33Upshur County, WVWV23,7580.6%+31%

34Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.6%+6%

35Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.6%+58%

36Mason County, WVWV24,7070.5%+81%

37Barbour County, WVWV15,4140.5%−16%

38Pleasants County, WVWV7,3380.5%+503%

39Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.4%+22%

40Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.3%−37%

41Preston County, WVWV34,0040.3%−32%

42Doddridge County, WVWV7,6340.2%–

43Roane County, WVWV13,3170.2%+566%

44Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.1%+98%

45Lewis County, WVWV16,3940.1%−44%

46Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.1%+186%

47Wetzel County, WVWV13,7340.1%−67%

48Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.1%+12%

49Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780.1%–

50Clay County, WVWV7,5380.1%–

51Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.1%–

52Tucker County, WVWV6,5400.1%+111%

53Nicholas County, WVWV23,8480.0%+1%

54Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.0%−32%

55Webster County, WVWV7,7600.0%−84%

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