Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among all the cities and places in Virginia, Norfolk city had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (93.55K), followed by Richmond city (90.49K), and Virginia Beach city (82.58K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia cities and places based on Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities and for the different racial groups in Virginia.

Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Norfolk
93.55K
Richmond
90.49K
Virginia Beach
82.58K
Newport News
76.87K
Chesapeake
70.89K
Hampton
66.63K
Portsmouth
51.59K
Suffolk
39.19K
Alexandria
31.31K
Roanoke
27.08K
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Population
1 Norfolk city 93,553
2 Richmond city 90,490
3 Virginia Beach city 82,583
4 Newport News city 76,870
5 Chesapeake city 70,885
6 Hampton city 66,632
7 Portsmouth city 51,586
8 Suffolk city 39,194
9 Alexandria city 31,314
10 Roanoke city 27,077
11 Petersburg city 24,530
12 Danville city 21,733
13 Lynchburg city 21,228
14 Arlington CDP 20,330
15 Dale City CDP 17,026
16 East Highland Park CDP 12,579
17 Highland Springs CDP 11,475
18 Cherry Hill CDP 11,323
19 Lake Ridge CDP 9,703
20 Hopewell city 9,689
21 Woodbridge CDP 9,519
22 Leesylvania CDP 8,428
23 Meadowbrook CDP 8,293
24 Charlottesville city 7,030
25 Lorton CDP 6,421
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