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Highest Subsaharan African population share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Subsaharan African residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 40 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 40 is 0.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mingo County, WV, up 31 places to #5.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Highest Subsaharan African population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲28Summers County, WVWV11,5321.7%+1.5 pts

02▲3Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.9%+0.5 pts

03Grant County, WVWV11,0410.8%+0.7 pts

04▲13Upshur County, WVWV23,7580.7%+0.6 pts

05▲31Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.6%+0.5 pts

06Monongalia County, WVWV107,9910.5%−0.1 pts

07▲9Raleigh County, WVWV71,7750.5%+0.1 pts

08▼5Logan County, WVWV30,3750.4%–

09▼8Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.4%+0.1 pts

10▲14Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.4%+0.4 pts

11▲12Cabell County, WVWV91,1830.4%0.0 pts

12▼1Wood County, WVWV82,3850.4%+0.1 pts

13▼3Ohio County, WVWV40,4960.4%+0.3 pts

14▼7Kanawha County, WVWV172,3810.3%+0.1 pts

15▲12Taylor County, WVWV16,2870.3%+0.3 pts

16▲14Harrison County, WVWV64,2210.3%+0.1 pts

17Mason County, WVWV24,7070.3%+0.3 pts

18▼6Marion County, WVWV55,5840.2%+0.2 pts

19▼5Preston County, WVWV34,0040.2%0.0 pts

20▲22Hancock County, WVWV27,7290.2%+0.1 pts

21▼12Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5780.1%−0.4 pts

22▲17Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.1%–

23▼19Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.1%−1.4 pts

24▲10Lewis County, WVWV16,3940.1%–

25▼10McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.1%−2.7 pts

26▲7Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.1%–

27▼9Tucker County, WVWV6,5400.1%–

28▲9Fayette County, WVWV38,1650.1%0.0 pts

29▲3Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.1%–

30▲8Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.1%0.0 pts

31▼11Boone County, WVWV20,2510.0%0.0 pts

32▼1Brooke County, WVWV21,1420.0%–

33▲2Randolph County, WVWV26,8820.0%−0.1 pts

34▼13Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.0%0.0 pts

35▼10Barbour County, WVWV15,4140.0%0.0 pts

36▼14Mercer County, WVWV57,5030.0%−0.1 pts

37Webster County, WVWV7,7600.0%–

38▲5Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.0%–

39▼26Mineral County, WVWV26,7920.0%−0.3 pts

40▼12Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.0%0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES