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West Virginia: the counties with the highest share of Black students

49 counties

West Virginia public school districts ranked by the share of public school students who are Black or African American. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
1Berkeley CountyWV3220,0062,03610.2%
2Kanawha CountyWV6725,1732,3789.4%
3Mercer CountyWV258,3107328.8%
4Raleigh CountyWV2610,3508177.9%
5McDowell CountyWV92,3121627.0%
6Cabell CountyWV2511,1887136.4%
7Ohio CountyWV155,2153116.0%
8Jefferson CountyWV189,7635345.5%
9Monongalia CountyWV1911,4384664.1%
10Marion CountyWV197,1122753.9%
11Fayette CountyWV125,6941963.4%
12Hancock CountyWV73,3421093.3%
13Hardy CountyWV62,184632.9%
14Mineral CountyWV144,6211182.6%
15Brooke CountyWV62,213462.1%
16Logan CountyWV174,664992.1%
17Greenbrier CountyWV144,429892.0%
18Putnam CountyWV238,5181501.8%
19Randolph CountyWV143,494611.7%
20Wood CountyWV2511,0981761.6%
21Harrison CountyWV259,4141371.5%
22Wayne CountyWV185,953891.5%
23Summers CountyWV41,138151.3%
24Mason CountyWV113,554401.1%
25Mingo CountyWV93,473391.1%
26Lincoln CountyWV82,804291.0%
27Monroe CountyWV41,611161.0%
28Wyoming CountyWV143,346351.0%
29Grant CountyWV41,617140.9%
30Marshall CountyWV134,134350.8%
31Wetzel CountyWV82,189170.8%
32Barbour CountyWV71,969140.7%
33Hampshire CountyWV123,755260.7%
34Morgan CountyWV72,123150.7%
35Roane CountyWV51,630120.7%
36Taylor CountyWV52,128150.7%
37Boone CountyWV123,048190.6%
38Nicholas CountyWV143,215190.6%
39Webster CountyWV41,04860.6%
40Jackson CountyWV123,977210.5%
41Tyler CountyWV41,18560.5%
42Upshur CountyWV93,385180.5%
43Lewis CountyWV62,22680.4%
44Pleasants CountyWV51,04540.4%
45Preston CountyWV103,765140.4%
46Ritchie CountyWV51,13150.4%
47Braxton CountyWV81,59650.3%
48Doddridge CountyWV41,20830.2%
49Clay CountyWV61,55810.1%

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