RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most racially diverse, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01McDowell County, WVWV16,87830+9%

02Jefferson County, WVWV63,10221+5%

03Raleigh County, WVWV71,77520−15%

04Kanawha County, WVWV172,38118−7%

05Fayette County, WVWV38,16517+10%

06Mercer County, WVWV57,50317+5%

07Summers County, WVWV11,53216+133%

08Monongalia County, WVWV107,99114−17%

09Cabell County, WVWV91,18312−12%

10Berkeley County, WVWV139,52212−26%

11Marion County, WVWV55,58411+5%

12Logan County, WVWV30,37511+26%

13Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57810+9%

14Ohio County, WVWV40,49610−16%

15Hancock County, WVWV27,7299+10%

16Mineral County, WVWV26,7929+6%

17Harrison County, WVWV64,2218−0%

18Mingo County, WVWV21,4557−0%

19Barbour County, WVWV15,4147+114%

20Hardy County, WVWV14,3376−2%

21Pendleton County, WVWV5,8266−19%

22Wood County, WVWV82,3855−4%

23Morgan County, WVWV18,0274+16%

24Grant County, WVWV11,0414+26%

25Doddridge County, WVWV7,6344+71%

26Brooke County, WVWV21,1424−0%

27Hampshire County, WVWV24,1054+2%

28Wyoming County, WVWV19,8014+24%

29Marshall County, WVWV29,1594+15%

30Monroe County, WVWV12,4914−76%

31Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6024+6%

32Boone County, WVWV20,2513+19%

33Upshur County, WVWV23,7583−14%

34Taylor County, WVWV16,2873−17%

35Randolph County, WVWV26,8823−40%

36Putnam County, WVWV56,8853−24%

37Jackson County, WVWV27,4503+82%

38Preston County, WVWV34,0043+4%

39Braxton County, WVWV11,8853−17%

40Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772+51%

41Lewis County, WVWV16,3942−10%

42Nicholas County, WVWV23,8482+14%

43Gilmer County, WVWV7,0852−69%

44Wirt County, WVWV4,8792−2%

45Mason County, WVWV24,7072−49%

46Tucker County, WVWV6,5402+94%

47Wayne County, WVWV37,3092−24%

48Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341−32%

49Clay County, WVWV7,5381+1%

50Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381−54%

51Tyler County, WVWV7,8811−12%

52Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781−44%

53Roane County, WVWV13,3171−67%

54Webster County, WVWV7,7601−46%

55Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341−70%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES