Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (123.27K), followed by Prince William County (107.08K), and Henrico County (102.90K).

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 2021
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Fairfax County 123270
2 Prince William County 107078
3 Henrico County 102895
4 Richmond city 101323
5 Norfolk city 98651
6 Virginia Beach city 93810
7 Chesterfield County 93090
8 Newport News city 80393
9 Chesapeake city 77314
10 Hampton city 71513
11 Portsmouth city 53701
12 Suffolk city 41488
13 Loudoun County 35005
14 Alexandria city 34993
15 Stafford County 34311
16 Roanoke city 29317
17 Spotsylvania County 26518
18 Petersburg city 25828
19 Arlington County 23923
20 Lynchburg city 22247
21 Danville city 22148
22 Prince George County 14205
23 Pittsylvania County 12866
24 Halifax County 12121
25 Henry County 11468
26 James City County 11322
27 Albemarle County 11037
28 Hanover County 10790
29 Hopewell city 10462
30 Mecklenburg County 10323
31 York County 10216
32 Accomack County 9479
33 Isle of Wight County 9088
34 Brunswick County 8655
35 Dinwiddie County 8630
36 Campbell County 8456
37 Caroline County 8360
38 Charlottesville city 7993
39 Culpeper County 7451
40 Prince Edward County 7156
41 Fredericksburg city 7073
42 Greensville County 6897
43 Roanoke County 6488
44 Manassas city 6362
45 Martinsville city 6336
46 Southampton County 6133
47 Nottoway County 6083
48 Sussex County 5925
49 Louisa County 5892
50 Amherst County 5822
51 Fauquier County 5771
52 Bedford County 5699
53 Buckingham County 5661
54 Orange County 4875
55 Harrisonburg city 4843
56 Westmoreland County 4758
57 Frederick County 4731
58 Franklin city 4571
59 King George County 4452
60 Franklin County 4398
61 Fluvanna County 4216
62 Montgomery County 4193
63 Lunenburg County 3996
64 Essex County 3945
65 Northampton County 3893
66 Augusta County 3778
67 Emporia city 3746
68 Goochland County 3718
69 Colonial Heights city 3439
70 New Kent County 3384
71 Winchester city 3179
72 Gloucester County 3132
73 Charlotte County 3129
74 Lancaster County 3100
75 Waynesboro city 3047
76 Staunton city 3005
77 Northumberland County 3000
78 Cumberland County 2962
79 Appomattox County 2926
80 Charles City County 2884
81 King William County 2769
82 Powhatan County 2754
83 Richmond County 2693
84 Surry County 2649
85 Amelia County 2627
86 Manassas Park city 2561
87 Williamsburg city 2420
88 Rockingham County 2380
89 Warren County 2278
90 Salem city 2149
91 Wise County 2130
92 Pulaski County 1722
93 Middlesex County 1692
94 Greene County 1669
95 King and Queen County 1635
96 Nelson County 1627
97 Fairfax city 1593
98 Radford city 1542
99 Tazewell County 1374
100 Shenandoah County 1372
101 Madison County 1219
102 Bristol city 1099
103 Botetourt County 1080
104 Grayson County 985
105 Lee County 965
106 Patrick County 937
107 Buchanan County 848
108 Washington County 820
109 Wythe County 808
110 Rockbridge County 782
111 Covington city 778
112 Mathews County 713
113 Alleghany County 699
113 Falls Church city 699
114 Lexington city 674
115 Clarke County 665
116 Smyth County 629
117 Page County 560
118 Galax city 486
119 Buena Vista city 345
120 Floyd County 315
121 Rappahannock County 296
122 Carroll County 291
123 Giles County 268
124 Bland County 254
125 Russell County 252
126 Poquoson city 224
127 Norton city 223
128 Scott County 205
129 Bath County 167
130 Dickenson County 85
131 Craig County 29
132 Highland County 19