Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (126.66K), followed by Prince William County (107.09K), and Henrico County (103.32K).

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 2023
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Fairfax County 126660
2 Prince William County 107094
3 Henrico County 103320
4 Chesterfield County 98611
5 Richmond city 98116
6 Norfolk city 96250
7 Virginia Beach city 92435
8 Newport News city 80335
9 Chesapeake city 78483
10 Hampton city 71457
11 Portsmouth city 53096
12 Suffolk city 44011
13 Stafford County 36792
14 Loudoun County 36562
15 Alexandria city 35612
16 Spotsylvania County 29135
17 Roanoke city 28491
18 Petersburg city 25595
19 Arlington County 24993
20 Danville city 22187
21 Lynchburg city 22174
22 Prince George County 14064
23 Pittsylvania County 12686
24 James City County 11961
25 Halifax County 11725
26 Henry County 11284
27 Albemarle County 11138
28 Hanover County 10863
29 Hopewell city 10453
30 York County 10348
31 Mecklenburg County 10147
32 Isle of Wight County 9361
33 Accomack County 9049
34 Dinwiddie County 8770
35 Caroline County 8526
36 Campbell County 8424
37 Brunswick County 8407
38 Charlottesville city 7583
39 Culpeper County 7456
40 Prince Edward County 7106
41 Fredericksburg city 7100
42 Roanoke County 7089
43 Greensville County 6733
44 Martinsville city 6344
45 Manassas city 6258
46 Louisa County 6019
47 Southampton County 5946
48 Nottoway County 5935
49 Bedford County 5843
50 Amherst County 5773
51 Fauquier County 5730
52 Sussex County 5712
53 Buckingham County 5496
54 Harrisonburg city 5153
55 Frederick County 5028
56 Orange County 4961
57 Westmoreland County 4763
58 King George County 4682
59 Franklin city 4604
60 Franklin County 4439
61 Montgomery County 4316
62 Fluvanna County 4263
63 New Kent County 3987
64 Augusta County 3955
65 Lunenburg County 3923
66 Essex County 3864
67 Colonial Heights city 3803
68 Goochland County 3738
69 Northampton County 3690
70 Emporia city 3569
71 Gloucester County 3213
72 Waynesboro city 3114
73 Winchester city 3077
74 Staunton city 2990
75 Appomattox County 2986
76 Charlotte County 2969
77 Northumberland County 2944
78 Lancaster County 2942
79 Cumberland County 2891
80 King William County 2847
81 Rockingham County 2816
82 Charles City County 2779
83 Powhatan County 2721
84 Richmond County 2669
85 Amelia County 2537
86 Surry County 2513
87 Williamsburg city 2489
88 Manassas Park city 2384
89 Warren County 2322
90 Salem city 2189
91 Wise County 2145
92 Fairfax city 1756
93 Middlesex County 1707
94 Pulaski County 1684
95 Greene County 1675
96 Shenandoah County 1619
97 King and Queen County 1608
98 Nelson County 1594
99 Radford city 1581
100 Tazewell County 1366
101 Madison County 1236
102 Botetourt County 1133
103 Bristol city 1125
104 Grayson County 986
105 Lee County 964
106 Patrick County 900
107 Washington County 875
108 Buchanan County 854
109 Rockbridge County 800
110 Falls Church city 785
111 Wythe County 784
112 Covington city 709
113 Mathews County 694
114 Alleghany County 690
115 Lexington city 676
116 Smyth County 667
117 Clarke County 656
118 Page County 592
119 Galax city 477
120 Buena Vista city 351
121 Floyd County 340
122 Carroll County 320
123 Giles County 304
124 Rappahannock County 302
125 Russell County 275
126 Bland County 266
127 Poquoson city 262
128 Scott County 238
129 Norton city 211
130 Bath County 149
131 Dickenson County 99
132 Craig County 29
133 Highland County 21