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