Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Voting-age Population that were Black or African American Alone 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, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its voting-age population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (73.27%), followed by Emporia city (61.53%), and Greensville County (57.79%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties based on the percentage of the voting-age 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 counties for other racial groups in Virginia.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Virginia Counties By
Percentage of Voting-age Population that were Black or African American Alone
from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Black Alone % of County Voting-age Pop. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 73.27 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 61.53 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 57.79 |
| 4 | Brunswick County | 54.38 |
| 5 | Franklin city | 54.17 |
| 6 | Sussex County | 53.83 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 51.33 |
| 8 | Danville city | 48.92 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 48.67 |
| 10 | Martinsville city | 44.09 |
| 11 | Prince Edward County | 43.10 |
| 12 | Charles City County | 42.59 |
| 13 | Surry County | 41.63 |
| 14 | Suffolk city | 41.37 |
| 15 | Newport News city | 40.79 |
| 16 | Hopewell city | 40.10 |
| 17 | Norfolk city | 38.67 |
| 18 | Richmond city | 38.40 |
| 19 | Williamsburg city | 38.27 |
| 20 | Nottoway County | 37.69 |
| 21 | Halifax County | 34.84 |
| 22 | Essex County | 34.38 |
| 23 | Southampton County | 33.67 |
| 24 | Mecklenburg County | 33.55 |
| 25 | Buckingham County | 33.44 |
| 26 | Lunenburg County | 32.83 |
| 27 | Prince George County | 30.48 |
| 28 | Northampton County | 30.30 |
| 29 | Cumberland County | 30.05 |
| 30 | Dinwiddie County | 29.94 |
| 31 | Chesapeake city | 29.02 |
| 32 | Henrico County | 28.75 |
| 33 | Richmond County | 28.04 |
| 34 | Charlotte County | 27.86 |
| 35 | Caroline County | 26.02 |
| 36 | Roanoke city | 25.71 |
| 37 | Lynchburg city | 25.04 |
| 38 | Accomack County | 24.96 |
| 39 | Lancaster County | 24.36 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 23.85 |
| 41 | King and Queen County | 23.83 |
| 42 | Chesterfield County | 22.76 |
| 43 | Isle of Wight County | 22.68 |
| 44 | Henry County | 21.97 |
| 45 | Pittsylvania County | 20.96 |
| 46 | Northumberland County | 20.66 |
| 47 | Fredericksburg city | 20.60 |
| 48 | Amelia County | 20.50 |
| 49 | Prince William County | 20.31 |
| 50 | Alexandria city | 19.73 |
| 51 | Stafford County | 19.19 |
| 52 | Virginia Beach city | 18.13 |
| 53 | Amherst County | 17.74 |
| 54 | Appomattox County | 17.73 |
| 55 | Spotsylvania County | 16.41 |
| 56 | King William County | 15.71 |
| 57 | King George County | 15.59 |
| 58 | Louisa County | 14.89 |
| 59 | Middlesex County | 14.51 |
| 60 | Colonial Heights city | 14.28 |
| 61 | Campbell County | 14.19 |
| 62 | Charlottesville city | 14.14 |
| 63 | Radford city | 14.02 |
| 64 | Fluvanna County | 13.97 |
| 65 | Goochland County | 13.84 |
| 66 | Manassas Park city | 13.08 |
| 67 | Culpeper County | 12.83 |
| 68 | York County | 12.82 |
| 69 | Covington city | 12.79 |
| 70 | New Kent County | 12.74 |
| 71 | James City County | 12.38 |
| 72 | Manassas city | 12.35 |
| 73 | Orange County | 12.04 |
| 74 | Waynesboro city | 11.55 |
| 75 | Staunton city | 11.41 |
| 76 | Nelson County | 10.45 |
| 77 | Winchester city | 10.17 |
| 78 | Fairfax County | 9.51 |
| 79 | Powhatan County | 9.32 |
| 80 | Hanover County | 9.04 |
| 81 | Albemarle County | 8.78 |
| 82 | Arlington County | 8.73 |
| 83 | Madison County | 8.24 |
| 84 | Mathews County | 8.01 |
| 85 | Gloucester County | 7.56 |
| 86 | Harrisonburg city | 7.55 |
| 87 | Loudoun County | 7.40 |
| 88 | Fauquier County | 7.27 |
| 89 | Franklin County | 7.26 |
| 90 | Greene County | 7.09 |
| 91 | Salem city | 7.07 |
| 92 | Grayson County | 6.58 |
| 93 | Bedford County | 6.19 |
| 94 | Lexington city | 6.12 |
| 95 | Wise County | 5.78 |
| 96 | Roanoke County | 5.75 |
| 97 | Bristol city | 5.62 |
| 98 | Galax city | 5.43 |
| 99 | Pulaski County | 4.98 |
| 100 | Norton city | 4.84 |
| 101 | Lee County | 4.81 |
| 102 | Patrick County | 4.78 |
| 103 | Buena Vista city | 4.56 |
| 104 | Fairfax city | 4.51 |
| 105 | Alleghany County | 4.44 |
| 106 | Warren County | 4.33 |
| 107 | Augusta County | 4.32 |
| 108 | Montgomery County | 4.14 |
| 109 | Frederick County | 4.08 |
| 110 | Clarke County | 4.02 |
| 111 | Falls Church city | 3.98 |
| 112 | Bland County | 3.15 |
| 113 | Bath County | 2.93 |
| 113 | Buchanan County | 2.93 |
| 114 | Rappahannock County | 2.90 |
| 115 | Botetourt County | 2.85 |
| 116 | Wythe County | 2.64 |
| 117 | Tazewell County | 2.52 |
| 118 | Rockbridge County | 2.40 |
| 119 | Shenandoah County | 2.36 |
| 120 | Rockingham County | 2.34 |
| 121 | Page County | 1.93 |
| 122 | Floyd County | 1.65 |
| 123 | Smyth County | 1.45 |
| 124 | Giles County | 1.36 |
| 125 | Washington County | 1.29 |
| 126 | Poquoson city | 1.04 |
| 127 | Russell County | 0.93 |
| 128 | Scott County | 0.62 |
| 129 | Carroll County | 0.52 |
| 130 | Dickenson County | 0.31 |
| 131 | Craig County | 0.13 |
| 132 | Highland County | 0.11 |