Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 40,919,547.
- Rank within US : N/A
West Virginia
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 56,175.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 40 of 52
Gilmer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,008.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 623 of 3143
McDowell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,611.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 816 of 3143
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 9,606.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 904 of 3143
Raleigh County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5,015.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 947 of 3143
Preston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,258.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 964 of 3143
Summers County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 718.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1009 of 3143
Jefferson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,375.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1050 of 3143
Hardy County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 695.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1120 of 3143
Kanawha County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8,657.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1120 of 3143
Cabell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,947.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1199 of 3143
Fayette County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,641.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1209 of 3143
Mercer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 2,372.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1218 of 3143
Monongalia County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3,486.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1341 of 3143
Ohio County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,390.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1341 of 3143
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1,428.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1459 of 3143
Doddridge County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 189.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1484 of 3143
Greenbrier County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 758.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1524 of 3143
Logan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 616.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1613 of 3143
Mingo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 447.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1613 of 3143
Pendleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 117.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1645 of 3143
Hancock County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.8 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 501.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1675 of 3143
Grant County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 185.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1711 of 3143
Barbour County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 234.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1792 of 3143
Brooke County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 327.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1792 of 3143
Harrison County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 974.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1792 of 3143
Monroe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 180.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1792 of 3143
Randolph County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 397.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1835 of 3143
Mineral County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 357.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1870 of 3143
Upshur County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 317.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1870 of 3143
Lewis County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 197.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1921 of 3143
Wood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 978.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1921 of 3143
Hampshire County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 227.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2041 of 3143
Mason County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 253.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2041 of 3143
Wayne County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 366.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2041 of 3143
Putnam County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 542.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2118 of 3143
Tyler County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.9 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 71.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2118 of 3143
Taylor County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 114.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2290 of 3143
Braxton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 70.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2378 of 3143
Nicholas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 133.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2482 of 3143
Pocahontas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 42.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2482 of 3143
Boone County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 86.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2572 of 3143
Pleasants County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 31.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2572 of 3143
Marshall County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 98.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2683 of 3143
Wyoming County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 55.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2683 of 3143
Wetzel County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.2 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 26.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2804 of 3143
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 5.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2904 of 3143
Clay County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 4.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2904 of 3143
Jackson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 39.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2904 of 3143
Ritchie County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 9.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2904 of 3143
Webster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.1 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 11.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2904 of 3143
Lincoln County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 1.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3021 of 3143
Morgan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 8.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3021 of 3143
Roane County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 3.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3021 of 3143
Tucker County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 0.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3021 of 3143
Wirt County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
- People (Black) : The number of people (black) is 0.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3021 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 2:10 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.