Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 41,070,890 | N/A |
| West Virginia | N/A | 3.3 | 58,519 | 39 of 52 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | 14.3 | 1,055 | 613 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,687 | 810 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 7.2 | 9,046 | 926 |
| Raleigh County | Urban | 6.9 | 5,118 | 952 |
| Preston County | Urban | 6.6 | 2,248 | 975 |
| Kanawha County | Urban | 6.2 | 11,085 | 1,003 |
| Summers County | Rural | 5.7 | 677 | 1,047 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 5.3 | 3,113 | 1,082 |
| Hardy County | Rural | 4.9 | 700 | 1,130 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 4.5 | 1,803 | 1,175 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 4.3 | 2,542 | 1,189 |
| Cabell County | Urban | 4.2 | 3,963 | 1,202 |
| Monongalia County | Urban | 3.6 | 3,834 | 1,301 |
| Ohio County | Urban | 3.2 | 1,356 | 1,364 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | 2.6 | 199 | 1,463 |
| Marion County | Rural | 2.6 | 1,455 | 1,463 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | 2.2 | 724 | 1,558 |
| Pendleton County | Rural | 2.1 | 131 | 1,590 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 2.0 | 563 | 1,619 |
| Mingo County | Rural | 2.0 | 454 | 1,619 |
| Logan County | Rural | 1.9 | 593 | 1,640 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 1.8 | 273 | 1,676 |
| Mineral County | Rural | 1.8 | 474 | 1,676 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 1.5 | 422 | 1,804 |
| Brooke County | Urban | 1.4 | 316 | 1,841 |
| Grant County | Rural | 1.4 | 150 | 1,841 |
| Upshur County | Rural | 1.4 | 343 | 1,841 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 1.3 | 853 | 1,883 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 1.3 | 161 | 1,883 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 1.2 | 206 | 1,924 |
| Wood County | Urban | 1.2 | 975 | 1,924 |
| Braxton County | Rural | 0.9 | 108 | 2,118 |
| Mason County | Rural | 0.9 | 221 | 2,118 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 0.8 | 326 | 2,214 |
| Hampshire County | Urban | 0.7 | 153 | 2,317 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 0.7 | 418 | 2,317 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 0.7 | 58 | 2,317 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 0.7 | 139 | 2,317 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | 0.5 | 35 | 2,525 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | 0.5 | 66 | 2,525 |
| Boone County | Urban | 0.4 | 91 | 2,615 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 0.4 | 29 | 2,615 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 0.3 | 55 | 2,715 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 0.3 | 80 | 2,715 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 0.3 | 44 | 2,715 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 0.3 | 74 | 2,715 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 0.2 | 56 | 2,819 |
| Webster County | Rural | 0.2 | 16 | 2,819 |
| Wirt County | Urban | 0.2 | 11 | 2,819 |
| Ritchie County | Rural | 0.1 | 10 | 2,928 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 0.0 | 3 | 3,025 |
| Clay County | Urban | 0.0 | 2 | 3,025 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 0.0 | 1 | 3,025 |
| Roane County | Rural | 0.0 | 3 | 3,025 |
| Tucker County | Rural | 0.0 | 1 | 3,025 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 7:59 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 7:59 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.