Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2019

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, there were 1,635,759 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Virginia and they represented 19.12% of the total population of Virginia in 2019. Fairfax County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (115,137), followed by Richmond city (106,363), and Henrico County (99,886). On the other hand, Craig County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (19), followed by Highland County (23), and Dickenson County (69).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Petersburg city had the highest percentage (76.09%), followed by Emporia city (63.97%), and Greensville County (59.73%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2019
Virginia Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2019
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Accomack 9224 28.54
Albemarle 10255 9.34
Alleghany 674 4.52
Amelia 2642 20.23
Amherst 6007 18.96
Appomattox 2918 18.35
Arlington 21798 9.14
Augusta 3389 4.45
Bath 177 4.25
Bedford 5589 7.04
Bland 248 3.94
Botetourt 1035 3.09
Brunswick 8804 54.43
Buchanan 690 3.28
Buckingham 5734 33.47
Campbell 8067 14.57
Caroline 8189 26.64
Carroll 248 0.83
Charles City 3095 44.41
Charlotte 3229 27.25
Chesterfield 83385 23.6
Clarke 626 4.3
Craig 19 0.37
Culpeper 7339 13.92
Cumberland 2992 30.02
Dickenson 69 0.48
Dinwiddie 9051 31.42
Essex 4061 37.13
Fairfax 115137 9.99
Fauquier 5288 7.42
Floyd 294 1.86
Fluvanna 4076 14.95
Franklin 4369 7.78
Frederick 3863 4.32
Giles 253 1.52
Gloucester 2893 7.72
Goochland 3717 15.52
Grayson 857 5.5
Greene 1416 7.12
Greensville 6743 59.73
Halifax 12208 35.87
Hanover 9945 9.25
Henrico 99886 30.04
Henry 11336 22.35
Highland 23 1.06
Isle of Wight 8469 22.64
James City 9991 13
King and Queen 1834 26.16
King George 4227 15.67
King William 2589 15.05
Lancaster 3016 28.4
Lee 822 3.49
Loudoun 31076 7.49
Louisa 5685 15.17
Lunenburg 4041 32.99
Madison 1173 8.88
Mathews 725 8.26
Mecklenburg 10467 34.07
Middlesex 1693 16.03
Montgomery 4026 4.07
Nelson 1616 10.87
New Kent 3120 13.58
Northampton 3882 32.9
Northumberland 2953 24.47
Nottoway 5904 38.83
Orange 4765 12.9
Page 503 2.1
Patrick 913 5.19
Pittsylvania 12852 21.25
Powhatan 2694 9.06
Prince Edward 7397 32.41
Prince George 12013 31.18
Prince William 97374 20.64
Pulaski 1669 4.91
Rappahannock 298 4.04
Richmond 2654 29.27
Roanoke 5772 6.11
Rockbridge 745 3.27
Rockingham 1817 2.21
Russell 240 0.9
Scott 190 0.88
Shenandoah 1083 2.49
Smyth 696 2.31
Southampton 6150 34.56
Spotsylvania 22473 16.47
Stafford 28958 18.83
Surry 2640 41.21
Sussex 6192 55.82
Tazewell 1291 3.17
Warren 1861 4.63
Washington 790 1.47
Westmoreland 4631 25.69
Wise 2118 5.66
Wythe 804 2.81
York 9025 13.16
Alexandria city 34644 21.78
Bristol city 1045 6.13
Buena Vista city 331 5.11
Charlottesville city 8453 17.88
Chesapeake city 72613 29.59
Colonial Heights city 2692 15.75
Covington city 762 13.55
Danville city 20496 51.19
Emporia city 3460 63.97
Fairfax city 1353 5.81
Falls Church city 640 4.4
Franklin city 4453 56.6
Fredericksburg city 6657 22.76
Galax city 361 5.71
Hampton city 67083 49.67
Harrisonburg city 4128 7.73
Hopewell city 9462 42.01
Lexington city 608 8.39
Lynchburg city 22579 27.62
Manassas city 5556 13.58
Manassas Park city 2536 14.03
Martinsville city 5792 46.55
Newport News city 73476 40.88
Norfolk city 98562 40.46
Norton city 236 5.93
Petersburg city 23278 76.09
Poquoson city 140 1.15
Portsmouth city 50543 53.44
Radford city 1636 9.04
Richmond city 106363 46.04
Roanoke city 28885 29.11
Salem city 1858 7.37
Staunton city 2838 11.39
Suffolk city 38535 41.76
Virginia Beach city 85971 19.07
Waynesboro city 2706 12.07
Williamsburg city 2278 15.17
Winchester city 2975 10.61