Ranking of Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (114.28K), followed by Henrico County (100.29K), and Prince William County (99.09K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Fairfax County 114278
2 Henrico County 100287
3 Prince William County 99085
4 Richmond city 98322
5 Norfolk city 94510
6 Chesterfield County 88733
7 Virginia Beach city 88118
8 Newport News city 76385
9 Chesapeake city 74558
10 Hampton city 69324
11 Portsmouth city 52469
12 Suffolk city 40608
13 Alexandria city 33252
14 Loudoun County 32347
15 Stafford County 32053
16 Roanoke city 28331
17 Petersburg city 25313
18 Spotsylvania County 24854
19 Arlington County 22470
20 Danville city 21898
21 Lynchburg city 21855
22 Prince George County 13571
23 Pittsylvania County 12735
24 Halifax County 11963
25 Henry County 11267
26 James City County 10855
27 Albemarle County 10602
28 Hanover County 10425
29 Mecklenburg County 10161
30 Hopewell city 10109
31 York County 9669
32 Accomack County 9232
33 Isle of Wight County 8894
34 Brunswick County 8555
35 Dinwiddie County 8439
36 Campbell County 8341
37 Caroline County 8127
38 Charlottesville city 7773
39 Culpeper County 6986
40 Prince Edward County 6912
41 Greensville County 6824
42 Fredericksburg city 6639
43 Roanoke County 6232
44 Martinsville city 6228
45 Southampton County 6055
46 Nottoway County 5977
47 Sussex County 5841
48 Louisa County 5780
49 Amherst County 5739
50 Buckingham County 5592
51 Bedford County 5562
52 Manassas city 5472
53 Fauquier County 5319
54 Orange County 4673
55 Westmoreland County 4665
56 Franklin city 4532
57 King George County 4300
58 Franklin County 4293
59 Frederick County 4193
60 Fluvanna County 4119
61 Montgomery County 3960
62 Harrisonburg city 3947
63 Lunenburg County 3903
64 Essex County 3893
65 Northampton County 3810
66 Goochland County 3652
67 Emporia city 3650
68 Augusta County 3600
69 New Kent County 3308
70 Colonial Heights city 3252
71 Charlotte County 3093
72 Lancaster County 3082
73 Gloucester County 2999
74 Northumberland County 2969
75 Winchester city 2946
76 Cumberland County 2920
77 Staunton city 2913
78 Appomattox County 2905
79 Charles City County 2870
80 Waynesboro city 2778
81 King William County 2702
82 Powhatan County 2683
83 Richmond County 2646
84 Surry County 2615
85 Amelia County 2597
86 Williamsburg city 2293
87 Manassas Park city 2251
88 Warren County 2130
89 Wise County 2096
90 Salem city 2058
91 Rockingham County 2001
92 Pulaski County 1685
93 Middlesex County 1644
94 King and Queen County 1621
95 Greene County 1579
96 Nelson County 1570
97 Radford city 1491
98 Fairfax city 1450
99 Tazewell County 1345
100 Shenandoah County 1188
101 Madison County 1173
102 Bristol city 1070
103 Botetourt County 1021
104 Grayson County 953
105 Patrick County 923
106 Lee County 900
107 Buchanan County 826
108 Washington County 783
109 Wythe County 769
110 Covington city 755
111 Rockbridge County 742
112 Mathews County 695
113 Alleghany County 676
114 Lexington city 648
115 Clarke County 629
116 Falls Church city 626
117 Smyth County 591
118 Page County 524
119 Galax city 402
120 Buena Vista city 342
121 Floyd County 291
122 Rappahannock County 287
123 Carroll County 263
124 Giles County 259
125 Bland County 250
126 Russell County 230
127 Norton city 223
128 Poquoson city 204
129 Scott County 196
130 Bath County 155
131 Dickenson County 81
132 Craig County 24
133 Highland County 19