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Largest Subsaharan African population, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 27 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 27 is 48. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bridgeport, WV, up 18 places to #7.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Charleston, WVWV46,117388+15%

02▲3Morgantown, WVWV30,293298+48%

03▲5Huntington, WVWV44,815275+31%

04▲10Charles, WVWV9,329220–

05▼3Parkersburg, WVWV28,593209+1800%

06▼3Martinsburg, WVWV19,211162−2%

07▲18Bridgeport, WVWV9,427144–

08▼2Wheeling, WVWV25,680143+853%

09▼5Fairmont, WVWV18,035104+373%

10▼3Beckley, WVWV16,37378−21%

11▲1Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67167+272%

12Nitro, WVWV6,27060–

13▲4Vienna, WVWV10,32153+10%

14▲8Weirton, WVWV18,13348+140%

15Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90240–

16▲3Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85328–

17▼4St. Albans, WVWV10,21027–

18▼2Brookhaven, WVWV6,21221–

19▼10South Charleston, WVWV13,07221−55%

20▼9Bluefield, WVWV9,15817−65%

21Hurricane, WVWV7,36714–

22▼12Buckhannon, WVWV5,05413−7%

23▼3Teays Valley, WVWV14,1519–

24▼6Clarksburg, WVWV15,5627−63%

25Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9887–

26▼11Dunbar, WVWV7,0503−63%

27▼6Oak Hill, WVWV7,6292–

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