Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (124.61K), followed by Prince William County (106.86K), and Henrico County (102.98K).

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 2022
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Fairfax County 124614
2 Prince William County 106861
3 Henrico County 102978
4 Richmond city 99834
5 Norfolk city 97334
6 Chesterfield County 96272
7 Virginia Beach city 92939
8 Newport News city 80527
9 Chesapeake city 77619
10 Hampton city 71827
11 Portsmouth city 53272
12 Suffolk city 42731
13 Alexandria city 35802
14 Stafford County 35791
15 Loudoun County 35741
16 Roanoke city 28790
17 Spotsylvania County 27576
18 Petersburg city 25783
19 Arlington County 24853
20 Lynchburg city 22261
21 Danville city 22201
22 Prince George County 14060
23 Pittsylvania County 12727
24 Halifax County 11941
25 James City County 11700
26 Henry County 11296
27 Albemarle County 11078
28 Hanover County 10861
29 York County 10457
30 Hopewell city 10441
31 Mecklenburg County 10185
32 Accomack County 9222
33 Isle of Wight County 9220
34 Dinwiddie County 8672
35 Brunswick County 8493
36 Campbell County 8475
37 Caroline County 8438
38 Charlottesville city 7744
39 Culpeper County 7434
40 Prince Edward County 7107
41 Fredericksburg city 7014
42 Roanoke County 6817
43 Greensville County 6769
44 Manassas city 6361
45 Martinsville city 6355
46 Nottoway County 6035
47 Southampton County 6023
48 Louisa County 5956
49 Bedford County 5783
50 Fauquier County 5782
51 Amherst County 5752
52 Sussex County 5747
53 Buckingham County 5591
54 Harrisonburg city 5007
55 Orange County 4981
56 Frederick County 4823
57 Westmoreland County 4715
58 Franklin city 4631
59 King George County 4550
60 Franklin County 4392
61 Montgomery County 4269
62 Fluvanna County 4219
63 Lunenburg County 3961
64 Essex County 3901
65 Augusta County 3850
66 Northampton County 3747
67 Goochland County 3725
68 New Kent County 3676
69 Colonial Heights city 3664
70 Emporia city 3631
71 Gloucester County 3197
72 Winchester city 3176
73 Waynesboro city 3082
74 Charlotte County 3056
75 Staunton city 3007
76 Appomattox County 2973
77 Lancaster County 2951
78 Northumberland County 2942
79 Cumberland County 2887
80 Charles City County 2816
81 King William County 2774
82 Powhatan County 2714
83 Richmond County 2686
84 Rockingham County 2587
85 Amelia County 2557
86 Surry County 2549
87 Manassas Park city 2458
88 Williamsburg city 2394
89 Warren County 2309
90 Salem city 2208
91 Wise County 2155
92 Middlesex County 1745
93 Pulaski County 1696
94 Fairfax city 1638
95 Greene County 1637
96 King and Queen County 1635
97 Nelson County 1598
98 Radford city 1567
99 Shenandoah County 1493
100 Tazewell County 1368
101 Madison County 1231
102 Bristol city 1119
103 Botetourt County 1113
104 Grayson County 994
105 Lee County 967
106 Patrick County 930
107 Buchanan County 861
108 Washington County 839
109 Rockbridge County 826
110 Wythe County 792
111 Falls Church city 744
112 Covington city 739
113 Lexington city 691
114 Alleghany County 681
115 Mathews County 678
116 Clarke County 671
117 Smyth County 643
118 Page County 583
119 Galax city 466
120 Floyd County 326
121 Buena Vista city 322
122 Rappahannock County 303
123 Carroll County 297
124 Giles County 283
125 Bland County 268
126 Russell County 258
127 Poquoson city 248
128 Norton city 228
129 Scott County 224
130 Bath County 158
131 Dickenson County 84
132 Craig County 30
133 Highland County 22