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.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |