Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2020
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (77.47%), followed by Emporia city (66.32%), and Greensville County (60.39%).
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 2020
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 77.47 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 66.32 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 60.39 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 55.66 |
| 5 | Sussex County | 55.03 |
| 6 | Portsmouth city | 54.92 |
| 7 | Brunswick County | 54.6 |
| 8 | Danville city | 52.29 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 51.72 |
| 10 | Martinsville city | 46.44 |
| 11 | Richmond city | 45.17 |
| 12 | Hopewell city | 44.66 |
| 13 | Charles City County | 44.46 |
| 14 | Suffolk city | 43.09 |
| 15 | Newport News city | 43 |
| 16 | Norfolk city | 42.25 |
| 17 | Surry County | 41.32 |
| 18 | Nottoway County | 39.24 |
| 19 | Essex County | 37.74 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 36.13 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 34.63 |
| 22 | Mecklenburg County | 34.37 |
| 23 | Buckingham County | 33.51 |
| 24 | Northampton County | 33.29 |
| 25 | Lunenburg County | 33.16 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 33.11 |
| 27 | Prince George County | 32.79 |
| 28 | Dinwiddie County | 31.07 |
| 29 | Henrico County | 30.76 |
| 30 | Cumberland County | 30.63 |
| 31 | Chesapeake city | 30.6 |
| 32 | Roanoke city | 29.73 |
| 33 | Richmond County | 29.34 |
| 34 | Lancaster County | 29.14 |
| 35 | Accomack County | 28.98 |
| 36 | Lynchburg city | 28.24 |
| 37 | Charlotte County | 27.57 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 27.12 |
| 39 | King and Queen County | 25.91 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 25.88 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 25.41 |
| 42 | Chesterfield County | 24.71 |
| 43 | Fredericksburg city | 24.26 |
| 44 | Isle of Wight County | 23.11 |
| 45 | Henry County | 22.68 |
| 46 | Alexandria city | 22.41 |
| 47 | Prince William County | 22.23 |
| 48 | Pittsylvania County | 21.57 |
| 49 | Stafford County | 20.75 |
| 50 | Amelia County | 20.41 |
| 51 | Virginia Beach city | 20.38 |
| 52 | Amherst County | 18.57 |
| 53 | Appomattox County | 18.27 |
| 54 | Colonial Heights city | 18 |
| 55 | Spotsylvania County | 17.87 |
| 56 | Charlottesville city | 17.72 |
| 57 | Middlesex County | 15.98 |
| 58 | King George County | 15.85 |
| 59 | King William County | 15.48 |
| 60 | Louisa County | 15.43 |
| 61 | Williamsburg city | 15.33 |
| 62 | Fluvanna County | 15.21 |
| 63 | Goochland County | 15.19 |
| 64 | Campbell County | 15.06 |
| 65 | Manassas Park city | 15.02 |
| 66 | Manassas city | 14.66 |
| 67 | New Kent County | 14.12 |
| 68 | Culpeper County | 14.1 |
| 69 | Covington city | 14.01 |
| 70 | James City County | 14 |
| 71 | York County | 13.97 |
| 72 | Waynesboro city | 13.53 |
| 73 | Orange County | 13.3 |
| 74 | Staunton city | 12.01 |
| 75 | Winchester city | 11.3 |
| 76 | Nelson County | 11.21 |
| 77 | Fairfax County | 10.75 |
| 78 | Arlington County | 9.9 |
| 79 | Hanover County | 9.68 |
| 80 | Albemarle County | 9.65 |
| 81 | Harrisonburg city | 9.32 |
| 82 | Radford city | 9.31 |
| 83 | Madison County | 9.29 |
| 84 | Lexington city | 9.13 |
| 85 | Powhatan County | 9.01 |
| 86 | Mathews County | 8.59 |
| 87 | Salem city | 8.24 |
| 88 | Loudoun County | 8.15 |
| 89 | Franklin County | 8.07 |
| 90 | Gloucester County | 7.96 |
| 91 | Fauquier County | 7.88 |
| 92 | Greene County | 7.56 |
| 93 | Galax city | 7.22 |
| 94 | Bedford County | 7.1 |
| 95 | Norton city | 6.71 |
| 96 | Roanoke County | 6.52 |
| 97 | Bristol city | 6.36 |
| 98 | Fairfax city | 6.25 |
| 99 | Grayson County | 5.94 |
| 100 | Wise County | 5.65 |
| 101 | Warren County | 5.56 |
| 102 | Patrick County | 5.39 |
| 103 | Buena Vista city | 5.15 |
| 104 | Pulaski County | 5.11 |
| 105 | Frederick County | 4.85 |
| 106 | Falls Church city | 4.73 |
| 107 | Augusta County | 4.67 |
| 108 | Alleghany County | 4.62 |
| 109 | Clarke County | 4.46 |
| 110 | Montgomery County | 4.31 |
| 111 | Bath County | 4.25 |
| 111 | Lee County | 4.25 |
| 112 | Bland County | 4.03 |
| 113 | Rappahannock County | 4.02 |
| 114 | Buchanan County | 4 |
| 115 | Rockbridge County | 3.5 |
| 116 | Tazewell County | 3.38 |
| 117 | Botetourt County | 3.22 |
| 118 | Shenandoah County | 2.84 |
| 118 | Wythe County | 2.84 |
| 119 | Rockingham County | 2.69 |
| 120 | Page County | 2.34 |
| 121 | Smyth County | 2.12 |
| 122 | Floyd County | 1.96 |
| 123 | Giles County | 1.67 |
| 124 | Washington County | 1.51 |
| 125 | Poquoson city | 1.4 |
| 126 | Russell County | 0.97 |
| 127 | Scott County | 0.95 |
| 128 | Highland County | 0.94 |
| 129 | Carroll County | 0.9 |
| 130 | Dickenson County | 0.57 |
| 131 | Craig County | 0.53 |