Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (83.86K), followed by Henrico County (74.45K), and Norfolk city (74.42K).

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 voting-age population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups in Virginia.

Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Fairfax
83.86K
Henrico
74.45K
Norfolk city
74.42K
Richmond city
72.16K
Prince William
71.77K
Virginia Beach city
64.91K
Chesterfield
63.04K
Newport News city
59.03K
Chesapeake city
54.93K
Hampton city
53.14K
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Fairfax County 83,857
2 Henrico County 74,450
3 Norfolk city 74,424
4 Richmond city 72,164
5 Prince William County 71,774
6 Virginia Beach city 64,907
7 Chesterfield County 63,041
8 Newport News city 59,030
9 Chesapeake city 54,933
10 Hampton city 53,136
11 Portsmouth city 39,094
12 Suffolk city 29,787
13 Alexandria city 25,652
14 Loudoun County 22,410
15 Stafford County 22,079
16 Roanoke city 20,296
17 Petersburg city 19,825
18 Spotsylvania County 17,286
19 Arlington County 17,159
20 Danville city 16,524
21 Lynchburg city 16,128
22 Prince George County 10,529
23 Pittsylvania County 10,222
24 Halifax County 9,485
25 Henry County 9,027
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