Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Updated on February 25, 2023.
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Virginia counties, in April 2020, Fairfax County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (110.89K), followed by Henrico County (97.57K), and Prince William County (97.46K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties based on Black or African American Alone population.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Virginia.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Black Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 110889 |
| 2 | Henrico County | 97568 |
| 3 | Prince William County | 97457 |
| 4 | Norfolk city | 95594 |
| 5 | Richmond city | 91653 |
| 6 | Virginia Beach city | 85478 |
| 7 | Chesterfield County | 83107 |
| 8 | Newport News city | 78687 |
| 9 | Chesapeake city | 72268 |
| 10 | Hampton city | 67915 |
| 11 | Portsmouth city | 52214 |
| 12 | Suffolk city | 39701 |
| 13 | Alexandria city | 31903 |
| 14 | Loudoun County | 30568 |
| 15 | Stafford County | 30400 |
| 16 | Roanoke city | 27470 |
| 17 | Petersburg city | 24811 |
| 18 | Spotsylvania County | 22933 |
| 19 | Danville city | 21879 |
| 20 | Lynchburg city | 21453 |
| 21 | Arlington County | 20875 |
| 22 | Prince George County | 12968 |
| 23 | Pittsylvania County | 12417 |
| 24 | Halifax County | 11791 |
| 25 | Henry County | 11160 |
| 26 | Mecklenburg County | 10435 |
| 27 | James City County | 10028 |
| 28 | Albemarle County | 9953 |
| 29 | Hopewell city | 9852 |
| 30 | Hanover County | 9808 |
| 31 | Prince Edward County | 9269 |
| 32 | York County | 8930 |
| 33 | Accomack County | 8670 |
| 34 | Isle of Wight County | 8660 |
| 35 | Brunswick County | 8607 |
| 36 | Dinwiddie County | 8177 |
| 37 | Campbell County | 7832 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 7721 |
| 39 | Charlottesville city | 7122 |
| 40 | Greensville County | 6657 |
| 41 | Culpeper County | 6567 |
| 42 | Fredericksburg city | 6135 |
| 43 | Martinsville city | 6094 |
| 44 | Southampton County | 5924 |
| 45 | Nottoway County | 5813 |
| 46 | Sussex County | 5781 |
| 47 | Roanoke County | 5764 |
| 48 | Williamsburg city | 5699 |
| 49 | Buckingham County | 5435 |
| 50 | Louisa County | 5408 |
| 51 | Amherst County | 5400 |
| 52 | Manassas city | 5124 |
| 53 | Fauquier County | 5091 |
| 54 | Bedford County | 4925 |
| 55 | Franklin city | 4639 |
| 56 | Westmoreland County | 4491 |
| 57 | Orange County | 4364 |
| 58 | Harrisonburg city | 4218 |
| 59 | Montgomery County | 4165 |
| 60 | King George County | 3983 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 3921 |
| 62 | Lunenburg County | 3805 |
| 63 | Northampton County | 3785 |
| 64 | Essex County | 3775 |
| 65 | Fluvanna County | 3730 |
| 66 | Frederick County | 3718 |
| 67 | Emporia city | 3655 |
| 68 | Goochland County | 3267 |
| 69 | Charlotte County | 3140 |
| 70 | Augusta County | 3116 |
| 71 | Lancaster County | 2951 |
| 72 | Staunton city | 2935 |
| 73 | Colonial Heights city | 2915 |
| 74 | Appomattox County | 2894 |
| 75 | Winchester city | 2865 |
| 76 | Charles City County | 2836 |
| 77 | Cumberland County | 2831 |
| 78 | Gloucester County | 2753 |
| 79 | New Kent County | 2739 |
| 80 | Surry County | 2694 |
| 81 | Northumberland County | 2690 |
| 82 | Waynesboro city | 2672 |
| 83 | King William County | 2601 |
| 84 | Amelia County | 2555 |
| 85 | Powhatan County | 2505 |
| 86 | Richmond County | 2439 |
| 87 | Radford city | 2182 |
| 88 | Manassas Park city | 2136 |
| 89 | Salem city | 1949 |
| 90 | Rockingham County | 1886 |
| 91 | Wise County | 1802 |
| 92 | Warren County | 1754 |
| 93 | Pulaski County | 1658 |
| 94 | King and Queen County | 1571 |
| 95 | Nelson County | 1538 |
| 96 | Middlesex County | 1523 |
| 97 | Greene County | 1447 |
| 98 | Fairfax city | 1103 |
| 99 | Shenandoah County | 1087 |
| 100 | Madison County | 1065 |
| 101 | Bristol city | 1051 |
| 102 | Tazewell County | 967 |
| 103 | Botetourt County | 918 |
| 104 | Grayson County | 904 |
| 105 | Lee County | 885 |
| 106 | Patrick County | 840 |
| 107 | Covington city | 718 |
| 108 | Wythe County | 707 |
| 109 | Alleghany County | 681 |
| 110 | Washington County | 662 |
| 111 | Mathews County | 660 |
| 112 | Buchanan County | 618 |
| 113 | Clarke County | 578 |
| 114 | Falls Church city | 576 |
| 115 | Rockbridge County | 575 |
| 116 | Lexington city | 459 |
| 117 | Page County | 439 |
| 118 | Smyth County | 430 |
| 119 | Galax city | 367 |
| 120 | Buena Vista city | 289 |
| 121 | Floyd County | 244 |
| 122 | Giles County | 244 |
| 123 | Russell County | 229 |
| 124 | Rappahannock County | 200 |
| 125 | Norton city | 180 |
| 126 | Bland County | 169 |
| 127 | Carroll County | 169 |
| 128 | Scott County | 134 |
| 129 | Poquoson city | 120 |
| 130 | Bath County | 116 |
| 131 | Dickenson County | 49 |
| 132 | Craig County | 13 |
| 133 | Highland County | 2 |