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.

Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Fairfax
110.89K
Henrico
97.57K
Prince William
97.46K
Norfolk city
95.59K
Richmond city
91.65K
Virginia Beach city
85.48K
Chesterfield
83.11K
Newport News city
78.69K
Chesapeake city
72.27K
Hampton city
67.92K
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Population
1 Fairfax County 110,889
2 Henrico County 97,568
3 Prince William County 97,457
4 Norfolk city 95,594
5 Richmond city 91,653
6 Virginia Beach city 85,478
7 Chesterfield County 83,107
8 Newport News city 78,687
9 Chesapeake city 72,268
10 Hampton city 67,915
11 Portsmouth city 52,214
12 Suffolk city 39,701
13 Alexandria city 31,903
14 Loudoun County 30,568
15 Stafford County 30,400
16 Roanoke city 27,470
17 Petersburg city 24,811
18 Spotsylvania County 22,933
19 Danville city 21,879
20 Lynchburg city 21,453
21 Arlington County 20,875
22 Prince George County 12,968
23 Pittsylvania County 12,417
24 Halifax County 11,791
25 Henry County 11,160
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