Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 104.20K people in Virginia with African ancestry (1.21% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia counties, Emporia city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (30.86%), followed by Franklin city (25.58%), and Sussex County (25.19%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Virginia.
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Related Topics: Virginia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emporia city | 30.86 |
| 2 | Franklin city | 25.58 |
| 3 | Sussex County | 25.19 |
| 4 | Greensville County | 24.47 |
| 5 | Brunswick County | 19.27 |
| 6 | Surry County | 13.12 |
| 7 | Suffolk city | 12.93 |
| 8 | Southampton County | 12.80 |
| 9 | Danville city | 10.10 |
| 10 | Isle of Wight County | 7.91 |
| 11 | Pittsylvania County | 3.61 |
| 12 | Appomattox County | 3.45 |
| 13 | Nottoway County | 2.96 |
| 14 | Portsmouth city | 2.64 |
| 15 | Petersburg city | 2.60 |
| 16 | Prince Edward County | 2.45 |
| 17 | Halifax County | 2.31 |
| 18 | Roanoke city | 2.12 |
| 19 | Mecklenburg County | 1.98 |
| 20 | King and Queen County | 1.91 |
| 21 | King William County | 1.90 |
| 22 | Manassas Park city | 1.82 |
| 23 | Norfolk city | 1.65 |
| 24 | Hampton city | 1.54 |
| 25 | Martinsville city | 1.45 |
| 26 | Prince William County | 1.37 |
| 27 | Richmond city | 1.33 |
| 28 | Alexandria city | 1.27 |
| 28 | Williamsburg city | 1.27 |
| 29 | Hopewell city | 1.23 |
| 30 | Lancaster County | 1.19 |
| 30 | Newport News city | 1.19 |
| 31 | Manassas city | 1.11 |
| 32 | Charles City County | 1.09 |
| 33 | Campbell County | 1.08 |
| 34 | Henrico County | 1.02 |
| 34 | Chesapeake city | 1.02 |
| 35 | Northumberland County | 1.00 |
| 36 | Lynchburg city | 0.98 |
| 37 | Stafford County | 0.97 |
| 38 | Rappahannock County | 0.96 |
| 39 | Virginia Beach city | 0.95 |
| 40 | Lunenburg County | 0.90 |
| 41 | Charlotte County | 0.77 |
| 41 | Dinwiddie County | 0.77 |
| 42 | Staunton city | 0.76 |
| 43 | Chesterfield County | 0.73 |
| 44 | Shenandoah County | 0.69 |
| 45 | King George County | 0.68 |
| 46 | Bedford County | 0.65 |
| 46 | Fairfax County | 0.65 |
| 46 | Prince George County | 0.65 |
| 47 | Loudoun County | 0.64 |
| 48 | Hanover County | 0.62 |
| 49 | New Kent County | 0.58 |
| 50 | Fredericksburg city | 0.56 |
| 51 | Harrisonburg city | 0.54 |
| 52 | Franklin County | 0.53 |
| 53 | Henry County | 0.52 |
| 54 | Fluvanna County | 0.51 |
| 54 | Richmond County | 0.51 |
| 55 | Arlington County | 0.50 |
| 56 | Middlesex County | 0.46 |
| 57 | Fauquier County | 0.43 |
| 57 | James City County | 0.43 |
| 57 | Charlottesville city | 0.43 |
| 58 | Greene County | 0.40 |
| 58 | Mathews County | 0.40 |
| 58 | Radford city | 0.40 |
| 59 | Amherst County | 0.39 |
| 59 | Montgomery County | 0.39 |
| 59 | Fairfax city | 0.39 |
| 60 | York County | 0.38 |
| 61 | Accomack County | 0.37 |
| 61 | Albemarle County | 0.37 |
| 62 | Augusta County | 0.36 |
| 63 | Northampton County | 0.34 |
| 63 | Orange County | 0.34 |
| 63 | Roanoke County | 0.34 |
| 64 | Spotsylvania County | 0.32 |
| 65 | Gloucester County | 0.31 |
| 65 | Colonial Heights city | 0.31 |
| 66 | Buckingham County | 0.30 |
| 66 | Lee County | 0.30 |
| 66 | Scott County | 0.30 |
| 66 | Falls Church city | 0.30 |
| 67 | Nelson County | 0.28 |
| 68 | Wise County | 0.26 |
| 69 | Rockingham County | 0.25 |
| 70 | Goochland County | 0.24 |
| 71 | Cumberland County | 0.23 |
| 72 | Culpeper County | 0.21 |
| 73 | Westmoreland County | 0.20 |
| 74 | Caroline County | 0.19 |
| 75 | Buchanan County | 0.17 |
| 75 | Powhatan County | 0.17 |
| 75 | Salem city | 0.17 |
| 76 | Warren County | 0.16 |
| 76 | Wythe County | 0.16 |
| 77 | Botetourt County | 0.14 |
| 78 | Clarke County | 0.13 |
| 78 | Madison County | 0.13 |
| 79 | Winchester city | 0.12 |
| 80 | Amelia County | 0.11 |
| 80 | Louisa County | 0.11 |
| 80 | Smyth County | 0.11 |
| 81 | Grayson County | 0.10 |
| 81 | Pulaski County | 0.10 |
| 81 | Rockbridge County | 0.10 |
| 82 | Russell County | 0.09 |
| 83 | Dickenson County | 0.07 |
| 84 | Frederick County | 0.06 |
| 85 | Washington County | 0.05 |
| 86 | Bristol city | 0.04 |
| 87 | Giles County | 0.02 |
| 87 | Page County | 0.02 |
| 87 | Tazewell County | 0.02 |
| 87 | Waynesboro city | 0.02 |
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