Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (78.4%), followed by Emporia city (64.52%), and Greensville County (59.24%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2014
Petersburg city
Emporia city
Greensville
Sussex
Franklin city
Brunswick
Portsmouth city
Richmond city
Hampton city
Danville city
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Petersburg city 78.4
2 Emporia city 64.52
3 Greensville County 59.24
4 Sussex County 58.16
5 Franklin city 57.81
6 Brunswick County 56.24
7 Portsmouth city 53.91
8 Richmond city 50.75
9 Hampton city 49.93
10 Danville city 49.78
11 Charles City County 47.31
12 Martinsville city 45.78
13 Surry County 43.92
14 Norfolk city 43
15 Suffolk city 42.79
16 Newport News city 41.49
17 Hopewell city 39.79
18 Nottoway County 39.35
19 Essex County 38.28
20 Halifax County 36.61
21 Southampton County 36.11
22 Northampton County 35.49
23 Mecklenburg County 34.91
24 Buckingham County 34.37
25 Lunenburg County 34.26
26 Dinwiddie County 32.84
27 Prince Edward County 32.51
28 Prince George County 32.27
29 Cumberland County 32
30 Chesapeake city 30.18
31 Henrico County 29.98
32 Richmond County 29.97
33 Roanoke city 29.12
34 Charlotte County 28.82
35 Lynchburg city 28.72
36 Accomack County 28.61
37 Lancaster County 28.22
38 Caroline County 28.06
39 Westmoreland County 27.33
40 King and Queen County 26.79
41 Northumberland County 24.7
42 Fredericksburg city 24.08
43 Isle of Wight County 23.72
44 Chesterfield County 23.19
45 Alexandria city 22.99
46 Amelia County 22.01
47 Henry County 21.94
48 Pittsylvania County 21.71
49 Prince William County 21.66
50 Virginia Beach city 20
51 Appomattox County 19.74
52 Charlottesville city 19.43
53 Amherst County 19.2
54 Stafford County 18.04
55 Middlesex County 17.76
56 Goochland County 17.58
57 King George County 17.17
58 King William County 17.14
59 Louisa County 16.66
60 Spotsylvania County 15.94
61 Culpeper County 15.55
62 Williamsburg city 15.23
63 Fluvanna County 15.22
64 Manassas city 15.18
65 Campbell County 14.51
66 Manassas Park city 14.39
67 James City County 13.48
68 New Kent County 13.47
69 Colonial Heights city 13.43
70 York County 13.42
71 Orange County 12.91
72 Covington city 12.81
73 Powhatan County 12.52
74 Nelson County 12.15
75 Staunton city 11.88
76 Waynesboro city 11.57
77 Winchester city 11.47
78 Fairfax County 9.94
79 Albemarle County 9.76
80 Madison County 9.68
81 Lexington city 9.5
82 Hanover County 9.34
83 Arlington County 9.09
84 Mathews County 8.93
85 Radford city 8.9
86 Franklin County 8.3
87 Gloucester County 8.21
88 Harrisonburg city 8.19
89 Fauquier County 7.97
90 Loudoun County 7.59
91 Salem city 7.1
92 Bedford County 6.94
93 Galax city 6.89
94 Greene County 6.59
95 Norton city 6.28
96 Roanoke County 5.72
97 Patrick County 5.65
98 Bristol city 5.64
99 Fairfax city 5.6
100 Grayson County 5.33
101 Wise County 5.29
102 Pulaski County 5.17
103 Warren County 5.14
104 Buena Vista city 5.12
105 Clarke County 4.86
106 Bath County 4.74
107 Alleghany County 4.66
108 Falls Church city 4.3
109 Frederick County 4.27
110 Rappahannock County 4.15
111 Lee County 4.11
112 Montgomery County 4.1
113 Augusta County 3.98
114 Bland County 3.69
115 Botetourt County 3.3
116 Tazewell County 3.21
117 Buchanan County 2.88
118 Wythe County 2.86
119 Rockbridge County 2.8
120 Shenandoah County 2.32
121 Smyth County 2.17
122 Page County 2.04
123 Rockingham County 1.98
124 Floyd County 1.89
125 Giles County 1.48
126 Washington County 1.4
127 Poquoson city 1.09
128 Russell County 0.99
129 Highland County 0.89
130 Carroll County 0.79
131 Scott County 0.73
132 Dickenson County 0.4
133 Craig County 0.25