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

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Virginia counties, in April 2020, among all of Virginia's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, East Highland Park CDP had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (83.90%), followed by Petersburg city (74.16%), and Highland Springs CDP (69.71%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in Virginia.

Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
East Highland Park
Petersburg
Highland Springs
Portsmouth
Danville
Hampton
Cherry Hill
Martinsville
Hopewell
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Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Population
1 East Highland Park CDP 83.90
2 Petersburg city 74.16
3 Highland Springs CDP 69.71
4 Portsmouth city 53.33
5 Danville city 51.37
6 Hampton city 49.52
7 Cherry Hill CDP 49.04
8 Martinsville city 45.19
9 Hopewell city 42.77
10 Newport News city 42.25
11 Suffolk city 42.09
12 Leesylvania CDP 40.67
13 Meadowbrook CDP 40.54
14 Richmond city 40.45
15 Norfolk city 40.17
16 Williamsburg city 36.95
17 Lorton CDP 32.63
18 Woodlawn CDP 31.02
19 Chesapeake city 28.97
20 Manchester CDP 28.78
21 Hybla Valley CDP 28.66
22 Roanoke city 27.47
23 Laurel CDP 27.15
23 Lynchburg city 27.15
24 Glen Allen CDP 25.51
25 Chester CDP 24.64
26 Dale City CDP 24.24
27 Madison Heights CDP 22.63
28 Fredericksburg city 21.93
29 Woodbridge CDP 21.92
30 Montclair CDP 21.64
31 Lake Ridge CDP 21.58
32 Lincolnia CDP 21.12
33 Franconia CDP 20.36
34 Kingstowne CDP 20.20
35 Alexandria city 20.01
36 Bull Run CDP 19.83
37 George Mason CDP 19.67
38 Groveton CDP 18.65
39 Virginia Beach city 18.60
40 Independent Hill CDP 18.56
41 Culpeper town 17.56
42 Newington CDP 17.30
43 McNair CDP 17.04
44 Lakeside CDP 16.31
45 Bailey's Crossroads CDP 16.11
46 Colonial Heights city 16.04
47 Huntington CDP 15.78
48 Charlottesville city 15.30
49 Radford city 13.58
50 Mount Vernon CDP 13.06
51 Gainesville CDP 12.64
52 Manassas Park city 12.41
53 Bon Air CDP 12.18
54 Waynesboro city 12.04
55 Linton Hall CDP 12.03
56 Manassas city 11.98
57 Rose Hill CDP 11.79
58 Brandermill CDP 11.70
59 Newington Forest CDP 11.58
60 Warrenton town 11.47
61 Sudley CDP 11.41
62 Staunton city 11.40
63 Hollins CDP 11.32
64 Stone Ridge CDP 11.03
65 Fair Oaks CDP 10.70
66 Buckhall CDP 10.49
67 Winchester city 10.19
68 Timberlake CDP 9.98
69 Springfield CDP 9.96
70 Tuckahoe CDP 9.93
71 Yorkshire CDP 9.83
72 West Springfield CDP 9.77
73 Reston CDP 9.39
74 Annandale CDP 9.14
75 Mechanicsville CDP 8.90
76 Arlington CDP 8.75
77 Herndon town 8.47
78 Leesburg town 8.40
79 Midlothian CDP 8.38
80 Harrisonburg city 8.14
81 Front Royal town 7.95
82 Ashburn CDP 7.90
83 Lansdowne CDP 7.86
84 Centreville CDP 7.69
84 Salem city 7.69
85 Countryside CDP 7.67
86 Brambleton CDP 7.62
87 Short Pump CDP 7.54
88 South Riding CDP 7.31
89 Sugarland Run CDP 7.25
90 Burke CDP 7.22
91 Sterling CDP 7.17
92 Lake Monticello CDP 7.12
93 Cascades CDP 6.94
94 Forest CDP 6.80
95 Merrifield CDP 6.61
96 Loudoun Valley Estates CDP 6.60
97 Gloucester Point CDP 6.48
98 Tysons CDP 6.39
99 Burke Centre CDP 6.33
100 Christiansburg town 6.16
101 Bristol city 6.10
102 Chantilly CDP 6.07
103 Oakton CDP 5.72
104 Broadlands CDP 5.67
105 Belmont CDP 5.65
106 Cave Spring CDP 5.52
107 Idylwood CDP 5.45
108 Kings Park West CDP 5.00
109 Fairfax city 4.57
110 Blacksburg town 4.49
110 Fairfax Station CDP 4.49
111 Lowes Island CDP 4.42
112 West Falls Church CDP 4.38
113 Dranesville CDP 4.18
114 New Baltimore CDP 4.06
115 Falls Church city 3.93
116 Stuarts Draft CDP 3.76
117 Wyndham CDP 3.59
118 Wakefield CDP 3.23
119 Franklin Farm CDP 2.99
120 Vienna town 2.53
121 Fort Hunt CDP 2.11
122 McLean CDP 2.03
123 Great Falls CDP 1.92
124 Wolf Trap CDP 1.83
125 Difficult Run CDP 1.45
126 Poquoson city 0.96