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Largest Subsaharan African population, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 43 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 43 is 44.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Berkeley County, WVWV139,5221,679+475%

02Kanawha County, WVWV172,3811,107+135%

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,991769+29%

04Jefferson County, WVWV63,102450+112%

05Wood County, WVWV82,385389+103%

06Logan County, WVWV30,375314–

07Raleigh County, WVWV71,775297+9%

08Marion County, WVWV55,584253+1050%

09Ohio County, WVWV40,496196+932%

10Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578179+1%

11Hardy County, WVWV14,337155+605%

12Cabell County, WVWV91,183150−57%

13Preston County, WVWV34,004144+103%

14Nicholas County, WVWV23,848137–

15Mineral County, WVWV26,792120+36%

16Mercer County, WVWV57,503102+6%

17Putnam County, WVWV56,88589+368%

18Gilmer County, WVWV7,08576−42%

19McDowell County, WVWV16,87873−88%

20Upshur County, WVWV23,75862+343%

21Harrison County, WVWV64,22150−70%

22Boone County, WVWV20,25144+144%

23Wetzel County, WVWV13,73435–

24Marshall County, WVWV29,15932+700%

25Braxton County, WVWV11,88526+189%

26Barbour County, WVWV15,41425+178%

27Taylor County, WVWV16,28721+110%

28Fayette County, WVWV38,16520−26%

29Jackson County, WVWV27,45019–

30Tucker County, WVWV6,54017–

31Brooke County, WVWV21,14216–

32Hampshire County, WVWV24,10516–

33Randolph County, WVWV26,88215−64%

34Mingo County, WVWV21,45512−14%

35Summers County, WVWV11,53211−61%

36Calhoun County, WVWV5,97810−41%

37Hancock County, WVWV27,72910−50%

38Lewis County, WVWV16,3949–

39Morgan County, WVWV18,0277–

40Monroe County, WVWV12,4916+20%

41Roane County, WVWV13,3175–

42Wayne County, WVWV37,3095–

43Doddridge County, WVWV7,6343–

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