Ranking of Virginia Counties 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 counties, Emporia city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (31.30%), followed by Franklin city (25.58%), and Sussex County (25.31%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.
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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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emporia city | 31.30 |
| 2 | Franklin city | 25.58 |
| 3 | Sussex County | 25.31 |
| 4 | Greensville County | 24.47 |
| 5 | Brunswick County | 19.40 |
| 6 | Suffolk city | 13.26 |
| 7 | Surry County | 13.12 |
| 8 | Southampton County | 12.87 |
| 9 | Danville city | 10.15 |
| 10 | Alexandria city | 9.28 |
| 11 | Isle of Wight County | 8.02 |
| 12 | Prince William County | 4.97 |
| 13 | Pittsylvania County | 3.63 |
| 14 | Appomattox County | 3.49 |
| 15 | Manassas Park city | 3.47 |
| 16 | Fairfax County | 3.46 |
| 17 | Petersburg city | 3.30 |
| 18 | Nottoway County | 2.99 |
| 19 | Portsmouth city | 2.91 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 2.82 |
| 21 | Stafford County | 2.63 |
| 22 | Arlington County | 2.57 |
| 23 | Prince Edward County | 2.56 |
| 24 | Manassas city | 2.55 |
| 25 | Roanoke city | 2.41 |
| 26 | Richmond city | 2.34 |
| 27 | Norfolk city | 2.16 |
| 28 | Richmond County | 2.15 |
| 29 | Fredericksburg city | 2.07 |
| 30 | Hampton city | 2.02 |
| 31 | Hopewell city | 2.00 |
| 32 | Mecklenburg County | 1.99 |
| 33 | Campbell County | 1.93 |
| 34 | King and Queen County | 1.91 |
| 35 | King William County | 1.90 |
| 36 | Henrico County | 1.89 |
| 37 | Lynchburg city | 1.85 |
| 38 | Loudoun County | 1.77 |
| 39 | Charlottesville city | 1.76 |
| 39 | Chesapeake city | 1.76 |
| 40 | Martinsville city | 1.56 |
| 41 | Newport News city | 1.54 |
| 42 | Harrisonburg city | 1.52 |
| 43 | Charles City County | 1.42 |
| 43 | Virginia Beach city | 1.42 |
| 44 | Lancaster County | 1.39 |
| 45 | Culpeper County | 1.35 |
| 46 | Williamsburg city | 1.33 |
| 47 | Staunton city | 1.23 |
| 48 | Chesterfield County | 1.22 |
| 49 | Albemarle County | 1.12 |
| 49 | Nelson County | 1.12 |
| 50 | Rappahannock County | 1.07 |
| 51 | Northumberland County | 1.00 |
| 51 | York County | 1.00 |
| 52 | Fairfax city | 0.97 |
| 53 | Bedford County | 0.91 |
| 54 | Lunenburg County | 0.90 |
| 55 | Rockingham County | 0.88 |
| 56 | Amherst County | 0.85 |
| 56 | Winchester city | 0.85 |
| 57 | Dinwiddie County | 0.82 |
| 57 | Fauquier County | 0.82 |
| 57 | Greene County | 0.82 |
| 58 | Charlotte County | 0.80 |
| 58 | Henry County | 0.80 |
| 58 | King George County | 0.80 |
| 58 | Prince George County | 0.80 |
| 59 | Shenandoah County | 0.77 |
| 59 | Falls Church city | 0.77 |
| 60 | Hanover County | 0.76 |
| 61 | Buchanan County | 0.70 |
| 62 | New Kent County | 0.58 |
| 62 | Spotsylvania County | 0.58 |
| 63 | Orange County | 0.56 |
| 64 | Fluvanna County | 0.53 |
| 64 | Franklin County | 0.53 |
| 64 | Radford city | 0.53 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 0.52 |
| 66 | James City County | 0.51 |
| 67 | Northampton County | 0.50 |
| 68 | Roanoke County | 0.47 |
| 69 | Middlesex County | 0.46 |
| 70 | Augusta County | 0.44 |
| 71 | Mathews County | 0.40 |
| 72 | Accomack County | 0.37 |
| 73 | Gloucester County | 0.36 |
| 74 | Rockbridge County | 0.35 |
| 75 | Caroline County | 0.34 |
| 76 | Frederick County | 0.32 |
| 76 | Colonial Heights city | 0.32 |
| 77 | Botetourt County | 0.31 |
| 78 | Buckingham County | 0.30 |
| 78 | Lee County | 0.30 |
| 78 | Scott County | 0.30 |
| 79 | Pulaski County | 0.29 |
| 80 | Essex County | 0.26 |
| 80 | Powhatan County | 0.26 |
| 80 | Wise County | 0.26 |
| 80 | Salem city | 0.26 |
| 81 | Goochland County | 0.25 |
| 82 | Cumberland County | 0.23 |
| 82 | Louisa County | 0.23 |
| 83 | Warren County | 0.21 |
| 83 | Wythe County | 0.21 |
| 84 | Westmoreland County | 0.20 |
| 85 | Lexington city | 0.19 |
| 86 | Waynesboro city | 0.18 |
| 87 | Clarke County | 0.16 |
| 88 | Madison County | 0.13 |
| 89 | Amelia County | 0.11 |
| 89 | Page County | 0.11 |
| 89 | Russell County | 0.11 |
| 89 | Smyth County | 0.11 |
| 89 | Poquoson city | 0.11 |
| 90 | Grayson County | 0.10 |
| 90 | Washington County | 0.10 |
| 91 | Buena Vista city | 0.09 |
| 92 | Dickenson County | 0.08 |
| 93 | Bristol city | 0.05 |
| 94 | Alleghany County | 0.03 |
| 95 | Carroll County | 0.02 |
| 95 | Giles County | 0.02 |
| 95 | Tazewell County | 0.02 |
| 96 | Patrick County | 0.01 |
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