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Largest Black population, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 253.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

01Berkeley County, WVWV139,5229,232+309%

02Kanawha County, WVWV172,3818,544−37%

03Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754,868−16%

04Cabell County, WVWV91,1833,837+1%

05Monongalia County, WVWV107,9913,334+102%

06Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023,320+28%

07Mercer County, WVWV57,5032,372−39%

08Preston County, WVWV34,0042,208+1740%

09Fayette County, WVWV38,1651,640−47%

10McDowell County, WVWV16,8781,577−66%

11Marion County, WVWV55,5841,424−24%

12Ohio County, WVWV40,4961,390−8%

13Gilmer County, WVWV7,085993+3872%

14Harrison County, WVWV64,221953−7%

15Wood County, WVWV82,385936+25%

16Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578758−41%

17Summers County, WVWV11,532718+2%

18Hardy County, WVWV14,337675+220%

19Logan County, WVWV30,375614−56%

20Putnam County, WVWV56,885542+259%

21Hancock County, WVWV27,729501−44%

22Mingo County, WVWV21,455447−45%

23Randolph County, WVWV26,882387+156%

24Wayne County, WVWV37,309366+1933%

25Mineral County, WVWV26,792356−51%

26Brooke County, WVWV21,142327+21%

27Upshur County, WVWV23,758287+168%

28Mason County, WVWV24,707253+267%

29Barbour County, WVWV15,414230+147%

30Hampshire County, WVWV24,105226+55%

31Doddridge County, WVWV7,634189–

32Grant County, WVWV11,041185+87%

33Lewis County, WVWV16,394184+360%

34Monroe County, WVWV12,491180+51%

35Nicholas County, WVWV23,848133+1230%

36Taylor County, WVWV16,287103+186%

37Marshall County, WVWV29,15998−25%

38Boone County, WVWV20,25186−64%

39Pendleton County, WVWV5,82685−50%

40Tyler County, WVWV7,88171+2267%

41Braxton County, WVWV11,88570+35%

42Wyoming County, WVWV19,80155−78%

43Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60242−46%

44Jackson County, WVWV27,45039+225%

45Pleasants County, WVWV7,33831+417%

46Wetzel County, WVWV13,73426−47%

47Webster County, WVWV7,76011+57%

48Ritchie County, WVWV8,0349+29%

49Morgan County, WVWV18,0278−88%

50Calhoun County, WVWV5,9785–

51Clay County, WVWV7,5384–

52Roane County, WVWV13,3173−40%

53Lincoln County, WVWV19,1771–

54Tucker County, WVWV6,5400−100%

55Wirt County, WVWV4,8790−100%

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