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
Fairfax
114.28K
Henrico
100.29K
Prince William
99.09K
Richmond city
98.32K
Norfolk city
94.51K
Chesterfield
88.73K
Virginia Beach city
88.12K
Newport News city
76.39K
Chesapeake city
74.56K
Hampton city
69.32K
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
Rank
County
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Fairfax County 114,278
2 Henrico County 100,287
3 Prince William County 99,085
4 Richmond city 98,322
5 Norfolk city 94,510
6 Chesterfield County 88,733
7 Virginia Beach city 88,118
8 Newport News city 76,385
9 Chesapeake city 74,558
10 Hampton city 69,324
11 Portsmouth city 52,469
12 Suffolk city 40,608
13 Alexandria city 33,252
14 Loudoun County 32,347
15 Stafford County 32,053
16 Roanoke city 28,331
17 Petersburg city 25,313
18 Spotsylvania County 24,854
19 Arlington County 22,470
20 Danville city 21,898
21 Lynchburg city 21,855
22 Prince George County 13,571
23 Pittsylvania County 12,735
24 Halifax County 11,963
25 Henry County 11,267
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