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

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Virginia's cities and places (towns and villages), Norfolk city had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (95.59K), followed by Richmond city (91.65K), and Virginia Beach city (85.48K).

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

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

Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Norfolk
Richmond
Virginia Beach
Newport News
Chesapeake
Hampton
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Alexandria
Roanoke
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Black Alone Population
1 Norfolk city 95594
2 Richmond city 91653
3 Virginia Beach city 85478
4 Newport News city 78687
5 Chesapeake city 72268
6 Hampton city 67915
7 Portsmouth city 52214
8 Suffolk city 39701
9 Alexandria city 31903
10 Roanoke city 27470
11 Petersburg city 24811
12 Danville city 21879
13 Lynchburg city 21453
14 Arlington CDP 20875
15 Dale City CDP 17476
16 East Highland Park CDP 12695
17 Cherry Hill CDP 11614
18 Highland Springs CDP 11575
19 Lake Ridge CDP 9962
20 Hopewell city 9852
21 Woodbridge CDP 9791
22 Leesylvania CDP 8620
23 Meadowbrook CDP 8472
24 Charlottesville city 7122
25 Lorton CDP 6549
26 Woodlawn CDP 6470
27 Fredericksburg city 6135
28 Martinsville city 6094
29 Reston CDP 5937
30 Chester CDP 5768
31 Williamsburg city 5699
32 Centreville CDP 5652
33 Montrose CDP 5457
34 Manassas city 5124
35 Linton Hall CDP 5024
36 Ettrick CDP 5017
37 Lincolnia CDP 4841
38 Laurel CDP 4825
39 Montclair CDP 4820
40 Tuckahoe CDP 4773
41 Hybla Valley CDP 4677
42 Franklin city 4639
43 Harrisonburg city 4218
44 South Boston town 4148
45 Glen Allen CDP 4130
46 Leesburg town 4055
47 Bailey's Crossroads CDP 3987
48 Annandale CDP 3963
49 Triangle CDP 3860
50 Franconia CDP 3857
51 McNair CDP 3680
52 Ashburn CDP 3661
53 Emporia city 3655
54 Fair Oaks CDP 3642
55 Farmville town 3568
56 Culpeper town 3523
57 Mechanicsville CDP 3516
58 Manchester CDP 3491
59 Kingstowne CDP 3399
60 Bull Run CDP 3331
61 Sandston CDP 3140
62 Springfield CDP 3121
63 Chamberlayne CDP 3085
64 Burke CDP 3056
65 Staunton city 2935
66 Groveton CDP 2932
67 Colonial Heights city 2915
68 Winchester city 2865
69 Fort Lee CDP 2784
70 Waynesboro city 2672
71 Dumbarton CDP 2612
72 Rose Hill CDP 2482
73 South Riding CDP 2475
74 Madison Heights CDP 2465
75 Short Pump CDP 2309
76 Gainesville CDP 2289
77 Newington CDP 2287
78 West Springfield CDP 2284
79 Bellwood CDP 2240
80 George Mason CDP 2196
81 Bon Air CDP 2195
82 Radford city 2182
83 Sterling CDP 2176
84 Huntington CDP 2170
85 Sudley CDP 2168
86 South Hill town 2167
87 Buckhall CDP 2142
88 Manassas Park city 2136
89 Oakton CDP 2102
90 Herndon town 2087
91 Smithfield town 2075
92 Blacksburg town 2014
93 Lakeside CDP 1990
94 Salem city 1949
95 Laurel Hill CDP 1920
96 Independent Hill CDP 1887
97 Rockwood CDP 1823
98 Brambleton CDP 1790
99 Stafford Courthouse CDP 1779
100 Hollins CDP 1763
101 Mount Vernon CDP 1687
102 Tysons CDP 1684
103 Carrollton CDP 1672
104 Stone Ridge CDP 1658
105 Brandermill CDP 1606
106 Blackstone town 1590
107 Midlothian CDP 1536
108 Dumfries town 1531
109 Ashland town 1529
110 Newington Forest CDP 1501
111 Cave Spring CDP 1477
112 Chantilly CDP 1475
113 Christiansburg town 1439
114 Bensley CDP 1400
115 County Center CDP 1358
116 Merrifield CDP 1354
117 West Falls Church CDP 1326
118 Timberlake CDP 1324
119 Waverly town 1312
120 Collinsville CDP 1290
121 Fort Belvoir CDP 1246
122 Potomac Mills CDP 1239
123 Front Royal town 1193
124 Warrenton town 1153
125 Bedford town 1116
126 Burke Centre CDP 1109
127 Fairfax city 1103
128 Chase City town 1093
129 Orange town 1088
130 Yorkshire CDP 1081
131 Tappahannock town 1079
132 Matoaca CDP 1066
133 Innsbrook CDP 1063
134 Bristol city 1051
135 McLean CDP 1030
136 Rocky Mount town 1023
137 Altavista town 987
138 Idylwood CDP 978
139 Lansdowne CDP 977
140 Spotsylvania Courthouse CDP 976
141 Southern Gateway CDP 960
142 Enon CDP 937
142 Lake Land'Or CDP 937
143 Falmouth CDP 932
144 University of Virginia CDP 910
145 Big Stone Gap town 898
146 Sugarland Run CDP 895
147 Hampden-Sydney CDP 872
148 Cascades CDP 858
149 King George CDP 818
150 Fair Lakes CDP 808
151 Countryside CDP 799
152 Forest CDP 796
153 Broadlands CDP 795
154 Dulles Town Center CDP 794
155 Hutchison CDP 785
156 Bethel Manor CDP 784
157 Lake Barcroft CDP 782
158 Seven Corners CDP 776
159 Loudoun Valley Estates CDP 755
160 Lawrenceville town 745
161 Bealeton CDP 734
162 Lake Monticello CDP 721
163 Dahlgren CDP 719
164 Covington city 718
165 Fishersville CDP 696
166 Aquia Harbour CDP 691
167 Gloucester Point CDP 686
168 Kings Park West CDP 673
169 Crewe town 664
170 Pulaski town 662
171 Rio CDP 644
172 Prince George CDP 630
173 Horse Pasture CDP 622
173 Mountain Road CDP 622
174 Exmore town 614
175 Courtland town 604
176 University Center CDP 598
177 Moorefield CDP 590
178 Windsor town 586
179 Appomattox town 582
180 Belmont CDP 580
180 Vinton town 580
181 Falls Church city 576
182 Franklin Farm CDP 573
183 Benns Church CDP 572
184 Fairfax Station CDP 558
185 Wytheville town 551
186 Colonial Beach town 549
187 Woodburn CDP 548
188 Rushmere CDP 532
189 Woodlake CDP 518
190 Victoria town 510
191 Hollymead CDP 494
192 Dranesville CDP 493
192 Pantops CDP 493
193 Louisa town 492
194 Lowes Island CDP 487
195 Warsaw town 482
196 Hayfield CDP 475
197 Gretna town 474
198 Quantico Base CDP 472
199 Lake of the Woods CDP 471
200 Belle Haven CDP 461
201 Greenbriar CDP 460
202 Amherst town 459
202 Lexington city 459
202 Mount Hermon CDP 459
203 New Baltimore CDP 457
204 Stuarts Draft CDP 456
204 West Point town 456
205 Kilmarnock town 446
206 Laurel Park CDP 427
207 Camptown CDP 421
208 Clifton Forge town 417
208 Vienna town 417
209 Bridgewater town 416
210 Dunn Loring CDP 404
211 Chatmoss CDP 403
211 Southampton Meadows CDP 403
212 Arcola CDP 402
213 Crosspointe CDP 399
214 Wyndham CDP 398
215 South Run CDP 394
216 Boswell's Corner CDP 391
216 Piney Mountain CDP 391
217 Onancock town 386
218 Wakefield CDP 381
219 Galax city 367
220 Bluefield town 363
220 Fort Hunt CDP 363
221 Boston CDP 361
222 Floris CDP 359
223 Kenbridge town 358
224 Jarratt town 356
224 Wattsville CDP 356
225 Brookneal town 351
225 Purcellville town 351
226 Lake Caroline CDP 349
227 Wakefield town 345
228 Strasburg town 343
229 North Springfield CDP 342
230 Innovation CDP 341
231 Halifax town 338
232 Metompkin CDP 333
233 Berryville town 309
233 Gordonsville town 309
234 Great Falls CDP 307
235 Wolf Trap CDP 302
236 Woodstock town 300
237 Bull Run CDP 293
237 Lake Wilderness CDP 293
238 Oak Grove CDP 292
239 Buena Vista city 289
240 Mantua CDP 287
241 Keysville town 280
242 Verona CDP 277
243 Clarksville town 273
243 Marion town 273
244 Pastoria CDP 261
245 Gloucester Courthouse CDP 260
245 Luray town 260
246 Amelia Court House CDP 256
246 Braddock CDP 256
247 Chatham town 254
248 Long Branch CDP 252
249 Horntown CDP 250
250 Abingdon town 246
250 Atlantic CDP 246
251 Goose Creek Village CDP 241
252 Navy CDP 239
253 Crozet CDP 237
253 Dublin town 237
254 Sandy Level CDP 234
255 La Crosse town 231
256 Esmont CDP 229
257 Kings Park CDP 228
258 Bowling Green town 226
259 Pimmit Hills CDP 223
260 Drakes Branch town 222
261 Motley CDP 220
262 Cape Charles town 218
263 Central Garage CDP 214
264 Tazewell town 212
265 Rustburg CDP 211
266 One Loudoun CDP 210
267 Blairs CDP 202
268 Nassawadox town 201
269 Riverdale CDP 197
270 Nelsonia CDP 193
271 Bassett CDP 191
272 Charlotte Court House town 190
273 Belle Haven town 188
274 Marshall CDP 185
275 Loch Lomond CDP 184
275 Villa Heights CDP 184
276 Parksley town 183
277 Arrington CDP 182
277 Dillwyn town 182
278 Norton city 180
279 Ferrum CDP 179
280 Henry Fork CDP 178
280 Sully Square CDP 178
281 Cumberland CDP 176
282 Concord CDP 175
282 Lovettsville town 175
283 Passapatanzy CDP 169
284 Clover CDP 166
285 Quantico town 165
286 Hurt town 163
287 Twin Lakes CDP 162
288 Cats Bridge CDP 159
289 Merrimac CDP 158
290 Boykins town 156
291 Difficult Run CDP 154
292 Gargatha CDP 153
293 East Lexington CDP 152
294 Grundy town 145
295 Union Mill CDP 144
296 Massanetta Springs CDP 143
297 Dendron town 141
298 Stephens City town 138
299 Ridgeway town 137
300 Saluda CDP 134
301 Glasgow town 133
302 Savageville CDP 130
302 Thynedale CDP 130
303 Cheriton town 128
304 Alberta town 126
305 Templeton CDP 125
306 Accomac town 123
306 Fairview CDP 123
306 Stuart town 123
307 Occoquan town 122
308 Bracey CDP 120
308 Poquoson city 120
309 Grottoes town 118
309 McKenney town 118
310 Mappsville CDP 116
310 Patrick Springs CDP 116
311 Haymarket town 115
312 Burkeville town 114
313 Belview CDP 113
313 Ruckersville CDP 113
313 Whitesville CDP 113
314 Makemie Park CDP 112
315 Fairlawn CDP 110
315 Remington town 110
316 Kincora CDP 109
317 Cluster Springs CDP 105
317 Greenville CDP 105
318 Newsoms town 104
319 Dahlgren Center CDP 103
320 Chase Crossing CDP 101
321 Tasley CDP 100
322 Middleburg town 98
323 Brodnax town 96
324 Elkton town 95
325 Cloverdale CDP 94
326 Blue Ridge CDP 93
327 Crimora CDP 92
328 Disputanta CDP 90
328 Mason Neck CDP 90
328 New River CDP 90
328 Stanleytown CDP 90
329 Lebanon town 89
330 Shipman CDP 88
330 Temperanceville CDP 88
331 Painter town 85
332 Independence town 84
332 Lovingston CDP 84
332 Melfa town 84
333 Bayside CDP 83
334 Lyndhurst CDP 82
335 New Kent CDP 80
336 Fieldale CDP 79
336 Penhook CDP 79
336 Shenandoah Farms CDP 79
337 Middletown town 77
338 Pungoteague CDP 76
339 Emory CDP 75
339 Sussex CDP 75
340 Dinwiddie CDP 74
341 Daleville CDP 72
341 Warfield CDP 72
342 Claremont town 70
343 Ravensworth CDP 69
344 Weyers Cave CDP 68
345 Broadway town 66
345 Captains Cove CDP 66
345 Lake Holiday CDP 66
345 Oak Hall CDP 66
345 Onley town 66
345 White Stone town 66
346 Montross town 65
346 Port Royal town 65
347 Savage Town CDP 64
348 Gate City town 63
348 Mathews CDP 63
348 Mount Jackson town 63
348 New Church CDP 63
348 Pembroke town 63
349 Fincastle town 62
350 Camp Barrett CDP 61
350 Oak Level CDP 61
351 Boydton town 60
352 Pearisburg town 58
352 Rivanna CDP 58
353 Greenbush CDP 57
354 Bloxom town 56
354 Great Falls Crossing CDP 56
354 King William CDP 56
354 Nathalie CDP 56
354 Stony Creek town 56
355 Appalachia town 54
355 Keswick CDP 54
355 Union Hall CDP 54
356 Charles City CDP 53
356 Goochland CDP 53
357 Branchville town 51
357 Carrsville CDP 51
357 North Garden CDP 51
358 Jolivue CDP 50
358 Lancaster CDP 50
358 Timberville town 50
359 Hot Springs CDP 49
359 The University of Virginia's College at Wise CDP 49
360 Ebony CDP 47
360 Massanutten CDP 47
361 New Market town 46
362 Glade Spring town 44
362 Opal CDP 44
362 Stanardsville town 44
363 Bull Run Mountain Estates CDP 43
364 Boyce town 42
364 Locust Mount CDP 42
365 Sedley CDP 41
366 Chilhowie town 40
366 Urbanna town 40
367 Laymantown CDP 38
367 Mallow CDP 38
367 Montvale CDP 38
367 Nokesville CDP 38
367 Surry town 38
368 Buchanan town 37
368 Earlysville CDP 37
368 Ivor town 37
368 Pennington Gap town 37
368 Scottsville town 37
369 Blue Ridge Shores CDP 36
370 Brandy Station CDP 35
370 Capron town 35
370 Harriston CDP 35
370 Lunenburg CDP 35
370 Shenandoah town 35
371 Round Hill town 34
371 Shawsville CDP 34
371 Wise town 34
372 Edinburg town 33
373 Bobtown CDP 32
373 Columbia CDP 32
373 Pamplin City town 32
373 Plum Creek CDP 32
374 Moneta CDP 31
375 Nottoway Court House CDP 30
376 Deltaville CDP 29
376 Dooms CDP 29
376 Eastville town 29
376 New Hope CDP 29
376 Scotland CDP 29
377 Apple Mountain Lake CDP 28
377 Chincoteague town 28
377 Coeburn town 28
377 McGaheysville CDP 28
377 Powhatan CDP 28
377 Richlands town 28
377 Scottsburg town 28
378 Dayton town 27
378 Elliston CDP 27
378 Glenvar CDP 27
378 King and Queen Court House CDP 27
378 Prices Fork CDP 27
379 Low Moor CDP 26
379 Mineral town 26
380 Baskerville CDP 25
381 Belmont Estates CDP 24
381 Gasburg CDP 24
381 Shawneeland CDP 24
382 Calverton CDP 23
382 Castlewood CDP 23
382 Maurertown CDP 23
382 Modest Town CDP 23
382 Westlake Corner CDP 23
383 Chester Gap CDP 22
383 Narrows town 22
384 Brightwood CDP 21
384 Buckingham Courthouse CDP 21
384 Madison town 21
384 Shenandoah Shores CDP 21
385 Baywood CDP 20
385 Catlett CDP 20
385 Phenix town 20
385 Woodlawn CDP 20
386 Big Island CDP 19
386 Hanover CDP 19
386 Hillsville town 19
386 Keller town 19
386 North Shore CDP 19
386 Union Level CDP 19
387 Heathsville CDP 18
387 Willis Wharf CDP 18
388 Iron Gate town 17
388 Max Meadows CDP 17
389 Clinchco town 16
389 Midland CDP 16
390 Dante CDP 14
390 Ivy CDP 14
390 Meadowview CDP 14
390 Mount Sidney CDP 14
390 Upperville CDP 14
391 Fries town 13
391 St. Paul town 13
391 Skyland Estates CDP 13
391 Yorktown CDP 13
392 Claypool Hill CDP 12
392 Fairview Beach CDP 12
392 Honaker town 12
392 Lee Mont CDP 12
392 Nellysford CDP 12
392 The Plains town 12
393 Basye CDP 11
393 Hamilton town 11
393 Palmyra CDP 11
393 Sherando CDP 11
393 Springville CDP 11
393 Virgilina town 11
394 Afton CDP 10
394 Boissevain CDP 10
394 Gratton CDP 10
394 Hallwood town 10
394 Pound town 10
395 Brucetown CDP 9
395 Floyd town 9
395 Haysi town 9
395 Paris CDP 9
395 Riverview CDP 9
395 Sanford CDP 9
395 Stanley town 9
395 Stewartsville CDP 9
395 Toms Brook town 9
395 Yogaville CDP 9
396 East Stone Gap CDP 8
396 Keezletown CDP 8
396 Quinby CDP 8
396 Rich Creek town 8
397 Craigsville town 7
397 Draper CDP 7
397 Riner CDP 7
397 Rural Retreat town 7
397 Seven Mile Ford CDP 7
397 Sugar Grove CDP 7
397 Wachapreague town 7
398 Adwolf CDP 6
398 Irvington town 6
398 Lafayette CDP 6
398 Mappsburg CDP 6
398 Saltville town 6
398 Selma CDP 6
398 Troutdale town 6
398 Weber City town 6
398 Wintergreen CDP 6
399 Big Stone Gap East CDP 5
399 Cana CDP 5
399 Fort Chiswell CDP 5
399 Goshen town 5
399 Greenbackville CDP 5
399 Sperryville CDP 5
400 Allisonia CDP 4
400 Atkins CDP 4
400 Boones Mill town 4
400 Cedar Bluff town 4
400 Damascus town 4
400 Dryden CDP 4
400 Fancy Gap CDP 4
400 Gore CDP 4
400 Harborton CDP 4
400 Linville CDP 4
400 Pocahontas town 4
400 Vansant CDP 4
401 Bland CDP 3
401 Doran CDP 3
401 Fairfield CDP 3
401 Franktown CDP 3
401 Glen Wilton CDP 3
401 Hilltown CDP 3
401 Mechanicsburg CDP 3
401 Parrott CDP 3
401 Shenandoah Retreat CDP 3
402 Augusta Springs CDP 2
402 Clinchport town 2
402 Flint Hill CDP 2
402 Gwynn CDP 2
402 Ivanhoe CDP 2
402 Millboro CDP 2
402 Pounding Mill CDP 2
402 Raven CDP 2
402 Rose Hill CDP 2
402 Schuyler CDP 2
402 Southside Chesconessex CDP 2
402 Weems CDP 2
403 Churchville CDP 1
403 Cliftondale Park CDP 1
403 Deep Creek CDP 1
403 Eggleston CDP 1
403 Hiltons CDP 1
403 Hiwassee CDP 1
403 Jewell Ridge CDP 1
403 Meadows of Dan CDP 1
403 Mendota CDP 1
403 Port Republic CDP 1
403 Rectortown CDP 1
403 Rocky Gap CDP 1
403 Saxis town 1
403 Schooner Bay CDP 1
403 Snowville CDP 1
403 Stevens Creek CDP 1
403 Stickleyville CDP 1
403 Stonega CDP 1
403 Tacoma CDP 1
403 Troutville town 1
403 Waterford CDP 1
404 Abbs Valley CDP 0
404 Aldie CDP 0
404 Allison Gap CDP 0
404 Amonate CDP 0
404 Austinville CDP 0
404 Barboursville CDP 0
404 Bastian CDP 0
404 Belspring CDP 0
404 Big Rock CDP 0
404 Breaks CDP 0
404 Callaghan CDP 0
404 Cleveland town 0
404 Clifton town 0
404 Clintwood town 0
404 Deerfield CDP 0
404 Duffield town 0
404 Dunbar CDP 0
404 Dungannon town 0
404 Eagle Rock CDP 0
404 Ewing CDP 0
404 Falls Mills CDP 0
404 Free Union CDP 0
404 Glen Lyn town 0
404 Hillsboro town 0
404 Jonesville town 0
404 Keokee CDP 0
404 McDowell CDP 0
404 McMullin CDP 0
404 Middlebrook CDP 0
404 Monterey town 0
404 Mount Clifton CDP 0
404 Mount Crawford town 0
404 New Castle town 0
404 Nickelsville town 0
404 Osaka CDP 0
404 Ripplemead CDP 0
404 St. Charles town 0
404 Singers Glen CDP 0
404 Tangier town 0
404 Warm Springs CDP 0
404 Washington town 0