RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most segregated, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2020 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 30.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS –

01Preston County, WVWV34,00470–

02Jackson County, WVWV27,45050–

03McDowell County, WVWV16,87849–

04Roane County, WVWV13,31747–

05Mingo County, WVWV21,45546–

06Mercer County, WVWV57,50345–

07Webster County, WVWV7,76045–

08Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60245–

09Hardy County, WVWV14,33744–

10Wetzel County, WVWV13,73444–

11Boone County, WVWV20,25141–

12Brooke County, WVWV21,14241–

13Fayette County, WVWV38,16539–

14Clay County, WVWV7,53839–

15Mineral County, WVWV26,79238–

16Upshur County, WVWV23,75837–

17Logan County, WVWV30,37537–

18Cabell County, WVWV91,18337–

19Kanawha County, WVWV172,38137–

20Tucker County, WVWV6,54035–

21Putnam County, WVWV56,88534–

22Marshall County, WVWV29,15934–

23Nicholas County, WVWV23,84834–

24Raleigh County, WVWV71,77534–

25Marion County, WVWV55,58434–

26Wayne County, WVWV37,30933–

27Hampshire County, WVWV24,10532–

28Wood County, WVWV82,38530–

29Braxton County, WVWV11,88530–

30Wyoming County, WVWV19,80127–

31Monongalia County, WVWV107,99127–

32Summers County, WVWV11,53227–

33Ohio County, WVWV40,49627–

34Harrison County, WVWV64,22125–

35Randolph County, WVWV26,88225–

36Taylor County, WVWV16,28725–

37Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57825–

38Pendleton County, WVWV5,82624–

39Pleasants County, WVWV7,33824–

40Berkeley County, WVWV139,52223–

41Morgan County, WVWV18,02721–

42Calhoun County, WVWV5,97820–

43Hancock County, WVWV27,72920–

44Mason County, WVWV24,70719–

45Lincoln County, WVWV19,17719–

46Ritchie County, WVWV8,03419–

47Barbour County, WVWV15,41417–

48Jefferson County, WVWV63,10215–

49Monroe County, WVWV12,49114–

50Tyler County, WVWV7,88114–

51Lewis County, WVWV16,39413–

52Doddridge County, WVWV7,63412–

53Grant County, WVWV11,04110–

54Gilmer County, WVWV7,0859–

55Wirt County, WVWV4,8796–

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