Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2022
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (77.05%), followed by Emporia city (65.62%), and Greensville County (60.42%).
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 2022
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 77.05 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 65.62 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 60.42 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 55.97 |
| 5 | Portsmouth city | 54.95 |
| 6 | Sussex County | 54.01 |
| 7 | Brunswick County | 53.65 |
| 8 | Danville city | 52.84 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 52.1 |
| 10 | Martinsville city | 46.4 |
| 11 | Hopewell city | 45.81 |
| 12 | Newport News city | 43.77 |
| 13 | Richmond city | 43.72 |
| 14 | Suffolk city | 43.41 |
| 15 | Charles City County | 42.88 |
| 16 | Norfolk city | 41.85 |
| 17 | Surry County | 39.05 |
| 18 | Nottoway County | 38.8 |
| 19 | Essex County | 36.7 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 35.52 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 33.65 |
| 22 | Mecklenburg County | 33.36 |
| 23 | Lunenburg County | 33 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 32.91 |
| 25 | Prince George County | 32.68 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 32.45 |
| 27 | Northampton County | 31.28 |
| 28 | Dinwiddie County | 30.86 |
| 29 | Henrico County | 30.78 |
| 30 | Chesapeake city | 30.75 |
| 31 | Cumberland County | 29.61 |
| 32 | Roanoke city | 29.48 |
| 33 | Richmond County | 29.43 |
| 34 | Lynchburg city | 28.1 |
| 35 | Accomack County | 27.76 |
| 36 | Lancaster County | 27.31 |
| 37 | Charlotte County | 26.81 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 26.42 |
| 39 | Chesterfield County | 25.45 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 25.13 |
| 41 | Fredericksburg city | 24.48 |
| 42 | King and Queen County | 24.35 |
| 43 | Northumberland County | 23.96 |
| 44 | Alexandria city | 23.09 |
| 45 | Isle of Wight County | 22.97 |
| 46 | Henry County | 22.69 |
| 47 | Prince William County | 21.94 |
| 47 | Stafford County | 21.94 |
| 48 | Pittsylvania County | 21.27 |
| 49 | Virginia Beach city | 20.42 |
| 50 | Colonial Heights city | 20.05 |
| 51 | Amelia County | 19.13 |
| 52 | Spotsylvania County | 18.78 |
| 53 | Amherst County | 18.28 |
| 54 | Appomattox County | 17.8 |
| 55 | Charlottesville city | 17.11 |
| 56 | King George County | 16.3 |
| 57 | Middlesex County | 15.93 |
| 58 | Campbell County | 15.39 |
| 59 | Williamsburg city | 15.26 |
| 60 | Fluvanna County | 15.01 |
| 61 | King William County | 14.97 |
| 62 | Manassas city | 14.91 |
| 63 | Louisa County | 14.88 |
| 64 | New Kent County | 14.73 |
| 64 | Manassas Park city | 14.73 |
| 65 | York County | 14.69 |
| 66 | James City County | 14.36 |
| 67 | Goochland County | 14.24 |
| 68 | Culpeper County | 13.69 |
| 69 | Waynesboro city | 13.52 |
| 70 | Covington city | 13.12 |
| 71 | Orange County | 13.09 |
| 72 | Staunton city | 11.59 |
| 73 | Winchester city | 11.4 |
| 74 | Fairfax County | 10.94 |
| 75 | Nelson County | 10.84 |
| 76 | Arlington County | 10.64 |
| 77 | Harrisonburg city | 9.79 |
| 78 | Albemarle County | 9.65 |
| 79 | Hanover County | 9.62 |
| 80 | Radford city | 9.37 |
| 81 | Lexington city | 9.21 |
| 82 | Madison County | 8.79 |
| 83 | Powhatan County | 8.59 |
| 83 | Salem city | 8.59 |
| 84 | Loudoun County | 8.26 |
| 85 | Gloucester County | 8.08 |
| 86 | Mathews County | 8.02 |
| 87 | Franklin County | 7.97 |
| 88 | Greene County | 7.79 |
| 89 | Fauquier County | 7.74 |
| 90 | Bedford County | 7.16 |
| 91 | Roanoke County | 7.05 |
| 92 | Galax city | 6.95 |
| 93 | Fairfax city | 6.62 |
| 94 | Bristol city | 6.61 |
| 95 | Grayson County | 6.49 |
| 96 | Norton city | 6.35 |
| 97 | Wise County | 6.1 |
| 98 | Warren County | 5.58 |
| 99 | Patrick County | 5.28 |
| 100 | Falls Church city | 5.14 |
| 101 | Frederick County | 5.09 |
| 102 | Pulaski County | 5.04 |
| 103 | Augusta County | 4.94 |
| 104 | Buena Vista city | 4.9 |
| 105 | Alleghany County | 4.63 |
| 106 | Buchanan County | 4.44 |
| 107 | Lee County | 4.43 |
| 108 | Clarke County | 4.38 |
| 109 | Bland County | 4.37 |
| 110 | Montgomery County | 4.32 |
| 111 | Rappahannock County | 4.07 |
| 112 | Bath County | 3.89 |
| 113 | Rockbridge County | 3.66 |
| 114 | Tazewell County | 3.46 |
| 115 | Shenandoah County | 3.32 |
| 116 | Botetourt County | 3.26 |
| 117 | Rockingham County | 3.03 |
| 118 | Wythe County | 2.82 |
| 119 | Page County | 2.45 |
| 120 | Smyth County | 2.19 |
| 121 | Floyd County | 2.09 |
| 122 | Poquoson city | 1.97 |
| 123 | Giles County | 1.72 |
| 124 | Washington County | 1.56 |
| 125 | Scott County | 1.04 |
| 126 | Carroll County | 1.02 |
| 127 | Russell County | 1.01 |
| 128 | Highland County | 0.96 |
| 129 | Craig County | 0.62 |
| 130 | Dickenson County | 0.61 |