Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 203.21K people in Virginia with Subsaharan African ancestry (2.37% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Cherry Hill CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (13.46%), followed by Suffolk city (13.26%), and Leesylvania CDP (12.91%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Virginia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Cherry Hill CDP
Suffolk city
Leesylvania CDP
Lincolnia CDP
Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County)
Bailey's Crossroads CDP
Hybla Valley CDP
Danville city
Alexandria city
Newington CDP
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cherry Hill CDP 13.46
2 Suffolk city 13.26
3 Leesylvania CDP 12.91
4 Lincolnia CDP 12.41
5 Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) 12.25
6 Bailey's Crossroads CDP 11.42
7 Hybla Valley CDP 10.23
8 Danville city 10.15
9 Alexandria city 9.28
10 Newington CDP 9.23
11 Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) 8.94
12 Lorton CDP 8.81
13 Kingstowne CDP 8.64
14 Mount Vernon CDP 7.40
15 Woodbridge CDP 7.25
16 Franconia CDP 6.83
17 Triangle CDP 5.69
18 Dale City CDP 5.51
19 McNair CDP 5.45
20 Lake Ridge CDP 5.13
21 Annandale CDP 5.07
22 Woodburn CDP 5.05
23 Montclair CDP 5.04
24 Groveton CDP 5.03
25 East Highland Park CDP 4.99
26 West Springfield CDP 4.85
27 Timberlake CDP 4.66
28 Lake Barcroft CDP 4.51
29 Springfield CDP 4.13
30 Gainesville CDP 4.08
31 Fair Oaks CDP 3.99
32 Warrenton town 3.68
33 Reston CDP 3.64
34 Manassas Park city 3.47
35 Leesburg town 3.46
36 Highland Springs CDP 3.45
37 Huntington CDP 3.41
38 Petersburg city 3.30
39 Newington Forest CDP 3.27
40 Merrifield CDP 3.13
41 Portsmouth city 2.91
42 Burke CDP 2.88
43 Stone Ridge CDP 2.87
44 Buckhall CDP 2.84
45 Sugarland Run CDP 2.71
46 Meadowbrook CDP 2.62
47 Culpeper town 2.61
48 Chantilly CDP 2.58
49 Arlington CDP 2.57
50 Manassas city 2.55
51 Kings Park West CDP 2.49
52 Idylwood CDP 2.47
53 Roanoke city 2.41
54 Richmond city 2.34
55 Linton Hall CDP 2.33
56 Tysons CDP 2.28
57 Norfolk city 2.16
58 Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) 2.15
59 Short Pump CDP 2.12
60 Fredericksburg city 2.07
60 Wakefield CDP 2.07
61 Oakton CDP 2.04
62 Centreville CDP 2.03
63 Hampton city 2.02
64 Hopewell city 2.00
65 Manchester CDP 1.97
66 Sudley CDP 1.93
67 Herndon town 1.89
68 Loudoun Valley Estates CDP 1.87
69 Burke Centre CDP 1.86
69 Hollins CDP 1.86
70 Broadlands CDP 1.85
70 Lynchburg city 1.85
71 Yorkshire CDP 1.83
72 Tuckahoe CDP 1.77
73 Charlottesville city 1.76
73 Chesapeake city 1.76
74 South Riding CDP 1.75
75 Ashburn CDP 1.59
76 Martinsville city 1.56
77 Newport News city 1.54
78 Harrisonburg city 1.52
79 Virginia Beach city 1.42
80 Lansdowne CDP 1.39
81 Williamsburg city 1.33
82 Forest CDP 1.32
83 Dranesville CDP 1.27
84 Laurel CDP 1.26
85 Staunton city 1.23
86 Cascades CDP 1.16
87 Vienna town 1.11
88 Lowes Island CDP 1.04
89 Sterling CDP 0.98
90 Fairfax city 0.97
91 Midlothian CDP 0.91
92 Mechanicsville CDP 0.85
92 Winchester city 0.85
93 Brambleton CDP 0.82
93 Chester CDP 0.82
93 Madison Heights CDP 0.82
94 Falls Church city 0.77
95 Blacksburg town 0.73
96 McLean CDP 0.67
97 Franklin Farm CDP 0.60
98 Christiansburg town 0.56
99 Radford city 0.53
99 West Falls Church CDP 0.53
100 Bon Air CDP 0.52
100 Difficult Run CDP 0.52
101 Lakeside CDP 0.48
102 Wolf Trap CDP 0.40
103 Cave Spring CDP 0.33
104 Colonial Heights city 0.32
104 Front Royal town 0.32
105 Great Falls CDP 0.27
106 Glen Allen CDP 0.26
106 Salem city 0.26
107 New Baltimore CDP 0.22
108 Waynesboro city 0.18
109 Brandermill CDP 0.16
109 Stuarts Draft CDP 0.16
110 Lake Monticello CDP 0.13
111 Poquoson city 0.11
112 Fort Hunt CDP 0.07
113 Bristol city 0.05