RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Largest Black population, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 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 131.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,38113,545–

02Raleigh County, WVWV71,7755,769–

03McDowell County, WVWV16,8784,705–

04Mercer County, WVWV57,5033,900–

05Cabell County, WVWV91,1833,789–

06Fayette County, WVWV38,1653,087–

07Jefferson County, WVWV63,1022,600–

08Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222,256–

09Marion County, WVWV55,5841,866–

10Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911,649–

11Ohio County, WVWV40,4961,517–

12Logan County, WVWV30,3751,403–

13Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5781,287–

14Harrison County, WVWV64,2211,020–

15Hancock County, WVWV27,729897–

16Mingo County, WVWV21,455817–

17Wood County, WVWV82,385751–

18Mineral County, WVWV26,792726–

19Summers County, WVWV11,532706–

20Brooke County, WVWV21,142270–

21Wyoming County, WVWV19,801248–

22Boone County, WVWV20,251236–

23Hardy County, WVWV14,337211–

24Pendleton County, WVWV5,826170–

25Randolph County, WVWV26,882151–

26Putnam County, WVWV56,885151–

27Hampshire County, WVWV24,105146–

28Marshall County, WVWV29,159131–

29Preston County, WVWV34,004120–

30Monroe County, WVWV12,491119–

31Upshur County, WVWV23,758107–

32Grant County, WVWV11,04199–

33Barbour County, WVWV15,41493–

34Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60278–

35Mason County, WVWV24,70769–

36Morgan County, WVWV18,02768–

37Braxton County, WVWV11,88552–

38Wetzel County, WVWV13,73449–

39Lewis County, WVWV16,39440–

40Taylor County, WVWV16,28736–

41Gilmer County, WVWV7,08525–

42Wirt County, WVWV4,87924–

43Wayne County, WVWV37,30918–

44Jackson County, WVWV27,45012–

45Nicholas County, WVWV23,84810–

46Ritchie County, WVWV8,0347–

47Webster County, WVWV7,7607–

48Pleasants County, WVWV7,3386–

49Roane County, WVWV13,3175–

50Tyler County, WVWV7,8813–

51Tucker County, WVWV6,5402–

52Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780–

53Clay County, WVWV7,5380–

54Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770–

55Doddridge County, WVWV7,6340–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS