Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2021
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (77.3%), followed by Emporia city (66.44%), and Greensville County (60.43%).
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 2021
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 77.3 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 66.44 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 60.43 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 56.07 |
| 5 | Portsmouth city | 54.99 |
| 6 | Sussex County | 54.79 |
| 7 | Brunswick County | 54.23 |
| 8 | Danville city | 52.38 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 51.91 |
| 10 | Martinsville city | 46.82 |
| 11 | Hopewell city | 45.34 |
| 12 | Richmond city | 44.61 |
| 13 | Charles City County | 43.64 |
| 14 | Newport News city | 43.53 |
| 15 | Suffolk city | 43.07 |
| 16 | Norfolk city | 42 |
| 17 | Surry County | 40.55 |
| 18 | Nottoway County | 39.06 |
| 19 | Essex County | 37.32 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 35.89 |
| 21 | Mecklenburg County | 34.03 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 34.03 |
| 22 | Buckingham County | 33.4 |
| 23 | Lunenburg County | 33.3 |
| 24 | Prince George County | 33.06 |
| 25 | Prince Edward County | 32.58 |
| 26 | Northampton County | 32.26 |
| 27 | Dinwiddie County | 30.83 |
| 28 | Henrico County | 30.77 |
| 29 | Chesapeake city | 30.71 |
| 30 | Cumberland County | 30.53 |
| 31 | Roanoke city | 29.7 |
| 32 | Richmond County | 29.67 |
| 33 | Accomack County | 28.37 |
| 34 | Lancaster County | 28.35 |
| 35 | Lynchburg city | 28.12 |
| 36 | Charlotte County | 27.21 |
| 37 | Caroline County | 26.62 |
| 38 | Westmoreland County | 25.35 |
| 39 | Chesterfield County | 25.1 |
| 40 | Northumberland County | 24.89 |
| 41 | Fredericksburg city | 24.87 |
| 42 | King and Queen County | 24.52 |
| 43 | Isle of Wight County | 23.07 |
| 44 | Henry County | 22.82 |
| 45 | Alexandria city | 22.56 |
| 46 | Prince William County | 22.06 |
| 47 | Pittsylvania County | 21.43 |
| 48 | Stafford County | 21.24 |
| 49 | Virginia Beach city | 20.46 |
| 50 | Amelia County | 19.74 |
| 51 | Colonial Heights city | 18.87 |
| 52 | Amherst County | 18.55 |
| 53 | Spotsylvania County | 18.42 |
| 54 | Appomattox County | 17.84 |
| 55 | Charlottesville city | 17.47 |
| 56 | King George County | 16.17 |
| 57 | Middlesex County | 15.7 |
| 58 | Williamsburg city | 15.5 |
| 59 | Campbell County | 15.28 |
| 60 | King William County | 15.18 |
| 61 | Fluvanna County | 15.17 |
| 62 | Louisa County | 15.1 |
| 63 | Manassas Park city | 14.99 |
| 64 | Manassas city | 14.88 |
| 65 | Goochland County | 14.56 |
| 66 | York County | 14.37 |
| 67 | James City County | 14.15 |
| 68 | New Kent County | 14.12 |
| 69 | Culpeper County | 13.86 |
| 70 | Covington city | 13.61 |
| 71 | Waynesboro city | 13.48 |
| 72 | Orange County | 13.1 |
| 73 | Staunton city | 11.7 |
| 74 | Winchester city | 11.32 |
| 75 | Nelson County | 10.97 |
| 76 | Fairfax County | 10.79 |
| 77 | Arlington County | 10.25 |
| 78 | Albemarle County | 9.69 |
| 79 | Hanover County | 9.65 |
| 80 | Harrisonburg city | 9.4 |
| 81 | Radford city | 9.33 |
| 82 | Lexington city | 9.04 |
| 83 | Powhatan County | 8.82 |
| 84 | Madison County | 8.73 |
| 85 | Salem city | 8.46 |
| 86 | Mathews County | 8.35 |
| 87 | Loudoun County | 8.16 |
| 88 | Gloucester County | 8 |
| 89 | Franklin County | 7.99 |
| 90 | Greene County | 7.95 |
| 91 | Fauquier County | 7.79 |
| 92 | Galax city | 7.31 |
| 93 | Bedford County | 7.1 |
| 94 | Roanoke County | 6.71 |
| 95 | Fairfax city | 6.54 |
| 96 | Bristol city | 6.44 |
| 97 | Grayson County | 6.42 |
| 98 | Norton city | 6.14 |
| 99 | Wise County | 5.97 |
| 100 | Warren County | 5.56 |
| 101 | Patrick County | 5.31 |
| 102 | Buena Vista city | 5.21 |
| 103 | Pulaski County | 5.09 |
| 104 | Frederick County | 5.04 |
| 105 | Augusta County | 4.86 |
| 106 | Falls Church city | 4.82 |
| 107 | Alleghany County | 4.66 |
| 108 | Clarke County | 4.45 |
| 109 | Lee County | 4.39 |
| 110 | Buchanan County | 4.27 |
| 111 | Montgomery County | 4.24 |
| 112 | Bland County | 4.11 |
| 113 | Bath County | 4.08 |
| 114 | Rappahannock County | 3.98 |
| 115 | Rockbridge County | 3.45 |
| 116 | Tazewell County | 3.44 |
| 117 | Botetourt County | 3.18 |
| 118 | Shenandoah County | 3.06 |
| 119 | Wythe County | 2.87 |
| 120 | Rockingham County | 2.82 |
| 121 | Page County | 2.35 |
| 122 | Smyth County | 2.12 |
| 123 | Floyd County | 2.03 |
| 124 | Poquoson city | 1.77 |
| 125 | Giles County | 1.62 |
| 126 | Washington County | 1.53 |
| 127 | Carroll County | 1 |
| 128 | Russell County | 0.99 |
| 129 | Scott County | 0.96 |
| 130 | Highland County | 0.85 |
| 131 | Dickenson County | 0.61 |
| 132 | Craig County | 0.59 |