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Raleigh County, West Virginia
5,847 Black residents · 7.8% of the county · ranked 3 of 55 in West Virginia by Black population
In Raleigh County, West Virginia, the 2020 Census counted 74,591 people, 5,847 of them Black alone. At 7.8%, Raleigh County's Black share stands against the state's 3.7% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 74,591 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 5,847 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 7.8% |
| Rank by Black population among West Virginia counties | 3 of 55 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
In 2010 Raleigh County counted 6,468 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 5,847. The population declined by 9.6% across the decade, and the Black share in Raleigh County moved from 8.2% to 7.8%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Raleigh County is one of 55 counties and county equivalents the Census Bureau counts in West Virginia. Together they hold the state's 65,813 Black residents, and Raleigh County's 5,847 of them give it rank 3 of 55 in that order. The county is the gazetteer's middle geography — larger than the places inside it, smaller than the state frame — and the figures printed here for Raleigh County are the published redistricting counts, reproduced as released.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Raleigh County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Raleigh County page is their frame: 74,591 residents, 5,847 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.