Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (123.50K), followed by Prince William County (107.33K), and Henrico County (103.00K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Fairfax County 123504
2 Prince William County 107333
3 Henrico County 103001
4 Richmond city 102503
5 Norfolk city 100461
6 Virginia Beach city 93668
7 Chesterfield County 90279
8 Newport News city 80003
9 Chesapeake city 76441
10 Hampton city 70994
11 Portsmouth city 53798
12 Suffolk city 40830
13 Alexandria city 35670
14 Loudoun County 34468
15 Stafford County 32741
16 Roanoke city 29698
17 Petersburg city 25872
18 Spotsylvania County 25120
19 Arlington County 23649
20 Lynchburg city 22303
21 Danville city 22266
22 Prince George County 14124
23 Pittsylvania County 13022
24 Halifax County 12257
25 Henry County 11534
26 James City County 10985
27 Albemarle County 10855
28 Hanover County 10672
29 Mecklenburg County 10408
30 Hopewell city 10275
31 York County 9810
32 Accomack County 9678
33 Isle of Wight County 8945
34 Dinwiddie County 8665
35 Brunswick County 8638
36 Caroline County 8387
37 Campbell County 8381
38 Charlottesville city 8235
39 Culpeper County 7442
40 Prince Edward County 7254
41 Greensville County 6876
42 Fredericksburg city 6790
43 Roanoke County 6318
44 Manassas city 6257
44 Martinsville city 6257
45 Southampton County 6217
46 Nottoway County 6140
47 Sussex County 5936
48 Louisa County 5830
49 Amherst County 5815
50 Fauquier County 5752
51 Bedford County 5647
52 Buckingham County 5639
53 Orange County 4841
54 Harrisonburg city 4820
55 Westmoreland County 4790
56 Franklin city 4534
57 Frederick County 4458
58 Franklin County 4395
59 Montgomery County 4296
60 King George County 4251
61 Fluvanna County 4152
62 Northampton County 4066
63 Essex County 4000
64 Lunenburg County 3961
65 Emporia city 3785
66 Goochland County 3776
67 Augusta County 3619
68 Colonial Heights city 3274
69 New Kent County 3264
70 Charlotte County 3182
71 Lancaster County 3177
72 Winchester city 3166
73 Staunton city 3101
74 Gloucester County 3084
75 Waynesboro city 3015
76 Northumberland County 3009
77 Charles City County 2999
78 Cumberland County 2961
79 Appomattox County 2951
80 King William County 2774
81 Powhatan County 2743
82 Amelia County 2708
83 Surry County 2707
84 Richmond County 2617
85 Manassas Park city 2578
86 Williamsburg city 2371
87 Warren County 2267
88 Rockingham County 2251
89 Salem city 2092
90 Wise County 2036
91 Pulaski County 1726
92 King and Queen County 1707
93 Middlesex County 1696
94 Nelson County 1652
95 Greene County 1557
96 Fairfax city 1510
97 Radford city 1501
98 Tazewell County 1367
99 Madison County 1288
100 Shenandoah County 1256
101 Bristol city 1100
102 Botetourt County 1083
103 Patrick County 948
104 Lee County 940
105 Grayson County 908
106 Washington County 813
107 Buchanan County 810
108 Covington city 805
109 Wythe County 804
110 Rockbridge County 793
111 Mathews County 732
112 Alleghany County 701
113 Falls Church city 694
114 Lexington city 669
115 Clarke County 661
116 Smyth County 631
117 Page County 554
118 Galax city 485
119 Buena Vista city 341
120 Floyd County 303
121 Rappahannock County 294
122 Giles County 281
123 Carroll County 263
124 Bland County 252
125 Russell County 250
126 Norton city 247
127 Scott County 206
128 Bath County 178
129 Poquoson city 174
130 Dickenson County 80
131 Craig County 26
132 Highland County 21