Demographics Table
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
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.2 | 40,919,547 | N/A |
| West Virginia | N/A | 3.2 | 56,175 | 40 of 52 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | 13.8 | 1,008 | 623 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 9.0 | 1,611 | 816 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 7.4 | 9,606 | 904 |
| Raleigh County | Urban | 6.9 | 5,015 | 947 |
| Preston County | Urban | 6.6 | 2,258 | 964 |
| Summers County | Rural | 6.1 | 718 | 1,009 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 5.7 | 3,375 | 1,050 |
| Hardy County | Rural | 4.9 | 695 | 1,120 |
| Kanawha County | Urban | 4.9 | 8,657 | 1,120 |
| Cabell County | Urban | 4.3 | 3,947 | 1,199 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 4.2 | 1,641 | 1,209 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 4.1 | 2,372 | 1,218 |
| Monongalia County | Urban | 3.3 | 3,486 | 1,341 |
| Ohio County | Urban | 3.3 | 1,390 | 1,341 |
| Marion County | Rural | 2.6 | 1,428 | 1,459 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | 2.5 | 189 | 1,484 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | 2.3 | 758 | 1,524 |
| Logan County | Rural | 2.0 | 616 | 1,613 |
| Mingo County | Rural | 2.0 | 447 | 1,613 |
| Pendleton County | Rural | 1.9 | 117 | 1,645 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 1.8 | 501 | 1,675 |
| Grant County | Rural | 1.7 | 185 | 1,711 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 1.5 | 234 | 1,792 |
| Brooke County | Urban | 1.5 | 327 | 1,792 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 1.5 | 974 | 1,792 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 1.5 | 180 | 1,792 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 1.4 | 397 | 1,835 |
| Mineral County | Rural | 1.3 | 357 | 1,870 |
| Upshur County | Rural | 1.3 | 317 | 1,870 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 1.2 | 197 | 1,921 |
| Wood County | Urban | 1.2 | 978 | 1,921 |
| Hampshire County | Urban | 1.0 | 227 | 2,041 |
| Mason County | Rural | 1.0 | 253 | 2,041 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 1.0 | 366 | 2,041 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 0.9 | 542 | 2,118 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 0.9 | 71 | 2,118 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 0.7 | 114 | 2,290 |
| Braxton County | Rural | 0.6 | 70 | 2,378 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 0.5 | 133 | 2,482 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 0.5 | 42 | 2,482 |
| Boone County | Urban | 0.4 | 86 | 2,572 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | 0.4 | 31 | 2,572 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 0.3 | 98 | 2,683 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 0.3 | 55 | 2,683 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | 0.2 | 26 | 2,804 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 0.1 | 5 | 2,904 |
| Clay County | Urban | 0.1 | 4 | 2,904 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 0.1 | 39 | 2,904 |
| Ritchie County | Rural | 0.1 | 9 | 2,904 |
| Webster County | Rural | 0.1 | 11 | 2,904 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 0.0 | 1 | 3,021 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 0.0 | 8 | 3,021 |
| Roane County | Rural | 0.0 | 3 | 3,021 |
| Tucker County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 3,021 |
| Wirt County | Urban | 0.0 | 0 | 3,021 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 4:22 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.