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

Updated on August 27, 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 with a voting-age population of at least 10K, East Highland Park CDP had the highest percentage of its voting-age population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (83.45%), followed by Petersburg city (73.27%), and Highland Springs CDP (67.22%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Virginia cities and places with a voting-age population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the voting-age population that identified their race 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, in Virginia.

Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
East Highland Park
Petersburg
Highland Springs
Portsmouth
Danville
Hampton
Cherry Hill
Martinsville
Suffolk
Meadowbrook
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Voting-age Population
1 East Highland Park CDP 83.45
2 Petersburg city 73.27
3 Highland Springs CDP 67.22
4 Portsmouth city 51.33
5 Danville city 48.92
6 Hampton city 48.67
7 Cherry Hill CDP 48.61
8 Martinsville city 44.09
9 Suffolk city 41.37
10 Meadowbrook CDP 40.85
11 Newport News city 40.79
12 Leesylvania CDP 40.70
13 Hopewell city 40.10
14 Norfolk city 38.67
15 Richmond city 38.40
16 Williamsburg city 38.27
17 Lorton CDP 31.25
18 Woodlawn CDP 31.22
19 Chesapeake city 29.02
20 Hybla Valley CDP 28.85
21 Laurel CDP 27.70
22 Roanoke city 25.71
23 Lynchburg city 25.04
24 Glen Allen CDP 24.98
25 Dale City CDP 24.94
26 Chester CDP 23.11
27 Woodbridge CDP 22.40
28 Montclair CDP 21.86
29 Lake Ridge CDP 21.32
30 Fredericksburg city 20.60
31 Lincolnia CDP 20.55
32 Franconia CDP 20.25
33 Kingstowne CDP 20.10
34 Alexandria city 19.73
35 Groveton CDP 19.63
36 Bull Run CDP 19.36
37 Virginia Beach city 18.13
38 Culpeper town 18.08
39 McNair CDP 16.66
40 Newington CDP 16.53
41 Bailey's Crossroads CDP 16.35
42 Huntington CDP 16.27
43 Colonial Heights city 14.28
44 Charlottesville city 14.14
45 Radford city 14.02
46 Manassas Park city 13.08
47 Gainesville CDP 12.85
48 Linton Hall CDP 12.38
49 Manassas city 12.35
50 Rose Hill CDP 12.02
51 Bon Air CDP 11.86
52 Sudley CDP 11.70
53 Waynesboro city 11.55
54 Brandermill CDP 11.54
55 Staunton city 11.41
56 Stone Ridge CDP 11.14
57 Fair Oaks CDP 10.62
58 Hollins CDP 10.54
59 Buckhall CDP 10.37
60 Winchester city 10.17
61 Timberlake CDP 9.76
62 Tuckahoe CDP 9.59
63 Springfield CDP 9.45
64 West Springfield CDP 9.12
65 Annandale CDP 8.81
66 Arlington CDP 8.73
66 Mechanicsville CDP 8.73
67 Reston CDP 8.67
68 Leesburg town 8.60
69 Herndon town 8.51
70 Midlothian CDP 8.48
71 Brambleton CDP 8.25
72 Front Royal town 7.91
73 Ashburn CDP 7.70
74 Short Pump CDP 7.65
75 Centreville CDP 7.64
76 Harrisonburg city 7.55
77 Sterling CDP 7.50
78 South Riding CDP 7.38
79 Salem city 7.07
80 Burke CDP 7.06
81 Merrifield CDP 6.46
82 Tysons CDP 6.38
83 Burke Centre CDP 6.30
84 Chantilly CDP 5.99
85 Christiansburg town 5.97
86 Bristol city 5.62
86 Oakton CDP 5.62
87 Idylwood CDP 5.33
88 Cave Spring CDP 5.22
89 Kings Park West CDP 5.01
90 West Falls Church CDP 4.52
91 Fairfax city 4.51
92 Blacksburg town 4.43
93 Falls Church city 3.98
94 Franklin Farm CDP 3.22
95 Vienna town 2.78
96 Fort Hunt CDP 2.27
97 McLean CDP 2.10
98 Wolf Trap CDP 1.97
99 Great Falls CDP 1.89