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Counties in West Virginia by black or African American population share

Gilmer County had the highest black or African American population share of 55 counties in 2021, at 11.7%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for West Virginia was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest11.7Gilmer County
Lowest0Webster County
Median1.355 counties
West Virginia3.4History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 11.7 %11.7McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 8.1 %8.1Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 7.4 %7.4Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 6.8 %6.8Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 6.7 %6.7Mercer CountyMercer County: 5.8 %5.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.5 %5.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 5 %5Cabell CountyCabell County: 4.6 %4.6Preston CountyPreston County: 4.5 %4.5Hardy CountyHardy County: 4 %4Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 3.8 %3.8Summers CountySummers County: 3.8 %3.8Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 3.6 %3.6Ohio CountyOhio County: 3.2 %3.2Marion CountyMarion County: 3.1 %3.1Mineral CountyMineral County: 2.9 %2.9Mingo CountyMingo County: 2.7 %2.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 2 %2Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 1.9 %1.9Grant CountyGrant County: 1.7 %1.7Brooke CountyBrooke County: 1.7 %1.7Upshur CountyUpshur County: 1.6 %1.6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 1.6 %1.6Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 1.5 %1.5Logan CountyLogan County: 1.4 %1.4Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 1.4 %1.4Harrison CountyHarrison County: 1.3 %1.3Taylor CountyTaylor County: 1.2 %1.2Wood CountyWood County: 1.2 %1.2Barbour CountyBarbour County: 1.1 %1.1Wirt CountyWirt County: 1.1 %1.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 0.9 %0.9Braxton CountyBraxton County: 0.9 %0.9Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 0.8 %0.8Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 0.7 %0.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 0.7 %0.7Boone CountyBoone County: 0.6 %0.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 0.6 %0.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.6 %0.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 0.6 %0.6Tyler CountyTyler County: 0.5 %0.5Mason CountyMason County: 0.4 %0.4Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 0.3 %0.3Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 0.3 %0.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 0.3 %0.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 0.2 %0.2Lewis CountyLewis County: 0.2 %0.2Tucker CountyTucker County: 0.2 %0.2Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 0.2 %0.2Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 0.1 %0.1Roane CountyRoane County: 0.1 %0.1Clay CountyClay County: 0.1 %0.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 0 %0Webster CountyWebster County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Gilmer County11.7
2McDowell County8.1
3Raleigh County7.4
4Berkeley County6.8
5Kanawha County6.7
6Mercer County5.8
7Jefferson County5.5
8Fayette County5
9Cabell County4.6
10Preston County4.5
11Hardy County4
12Pendleton County3.8
13Summers County3.8
14Monongalia County3.6
15Ohio County3.2
16Marion County3.1
17Mineral County2.9
18Mingo County2.7
19Hancock County2
20Greenbrier County1.9
21Grant County1.7
22Brooke County1.7
23Upshur County1.6
24Randolph County1.6
25Doddridge County1.5
26Logan County1.4
27Wyoming County1.4
28Harrison County1.3
29Taylor County1.2
30Wood County1.2
31Barbour County1.1
31Wirt County1.1
33Putnam County0.9
34Braxton County0.9
35Pleasants County0.8
36Hampshire County0.7
37Wayne County0.7
38Boone County0.6
38Marshall County0.6
40Lincoln County0.6
41Monroe County0.6
42Tyler County0.5
43Mason County0.4
44Ritchie County0.3
45Nicholas County0.3
46Jackson County0.3
47Morgan County0.2
48Lewis County0.2
48Tucker County0.2
50Pocahontas County0.2
51Wetzel County0.1
52Roane County0.1
53Clay County0.1
54Calhoun County0
55Webster County0

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Gilmer County, with 11.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Webster County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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