Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2023
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (76.84%), followed by Emporia city (65.33%), and Greensville County (60.48%).
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 2023
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 76.84 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 65.33 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 60.48 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 55.21 |
| 5 | Portsmouth city | 54.86 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 53.38 |
| 7 | Sussex County | 53.1 |
| 8 | Danville city | 53.03 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 52.12 |
| 10 | Martinsville city | 46.1 |
| 11 | Hopewell city | 45.94 |
| 12 | Newport News city | 43.87 |
| 13 | Suffolk city | 43.72 |
| 14 | Richmond city | 42.8 |
| 15 | Charles City County | 42.04 |
| 16 | Norfolk city | 41.68 |
| 17 | Nottoway County | 38.13 |
| 18 | Surry County | 38.12 |
| 19 | Essex County | 36.46 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 35.07 |
| 21 | Mecklenburg County | 33.11 |
| 22 | Southampton County | 33.08 |
| 23 | Prince George County | 32.81 |
| 24 | Lunenburg County | 32.59 |
| 25 | Buckingham County | 32.37 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 32.23 |
| 27 | Dinwiddie County | 30.94 |
| 28 | Chesapeake city | 30.91 |
| 29 | Henrico County | 30.86 |
| 30 | Northampton County | 30.7 |
| 31 | Roanoke city | 29.32 |
| 32 | Cumberland County | 29.27 |
| 33 | Richmond County | 29.06 |
| 34 | Lynchburg city | 27.88 |
| 35 | Accomack County | 27.22 |
| 36 | Lancaster County | 27.09 |
| 37 | Charlotte County | 26.19 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 26.12 |
| 39 | Chesterfield County | 25.69 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 25.05 |
| 41 | Fredericksburg city | 24.54 |
| 42 | King and Queen County | 23.93 |
| 43 | Northumberland County | 23.76 |
| 44 | Isle of Wight County | 22.99 |
| 45 | Alexandria city | 22.94 |
| 46 | Henry County | 22.7 |
| 47 | Stafford County | 22.24 |
| 48 | Prince William County | 21.87 |
| 49 | Pittsylvania County | 21.3 |
| 50 | Colonial Heights city | 20.68 |
| 51 | Virginia Beach city | 20.38 |
| 52 | Spotsylvania County | 19.48 |
| 53 | Amelia County | 18.82 |
| 54 | Amherst County | 18.39 |
| 55 | Appomattox County | 17.71 |
| 56 | Charlottesville city | 16.86 |
| 57 | King George County | 16.39 |
| 58 | Williamsburg city | 15.71 |
| 59 | Middlesex County | 15.63 |
| 60 | New Kent County | 15.26 |
| 61 | Campbell County | 15.24 |
| 62 | Fluvanna County | 14.98 |
| 63 | King William County | 14.96 |
| 64 | Louisa County | 14.67 |
| 65 | Manassas city | 14.66 |
| 66 | York County | 14.59 |
| 67 | Manassas Park city | 14.57 |
| 68 | James City County | 14.47 |
| 69 | Goochland County | 13.74 |
| 70 | Culpeper County | 13.56 |
| 71 | Waynesboro city | 13.43 |
| 72 | Orange County | 12.86 |
| 73 | Covington city | 12.79 |
| 74 | Staunton city | 11.54 |
| 75 | Winchester city | 11.14 |
| 76 | Fairfax County | 11.09 |
| 77 | Nelson County | 10.84 |
| 78 | Arlington County | 10.67 |
| 79 | Harrisonburg city | 10.09 |
| 80 | Albemarle County | 9.63 |
| 81 | Hanover County | 9.52 |
| 82 | Radford city | 9.32 |
| 83 | Lexington city | 8.98 |
| 84 | Madison County | 8.75 |
| 85 | Salem city | 8.55 |
| 86 | Powhatan County | 8.48 |
| 87 | Loudoun County | 8.38 |
| 88 | Mathews County | 8.15 |
| 89 | Gloucester County | 8.02 |
| 90 | Franklin County | 7.99 |
| 91 | Greene County | 7.86 |
| 92 | Fauquier County | 7.62 |
| 93 | Roanoke County | 7.31 |
| 94 | Bedford County | 7.17 |
| 95 | Galax city | 7.1 |
| 96 | Fairfax city | 6.98 |
| 97 | Bristol city | 6.69 |
| 98 | Grayson County | 6.45 |
| 99 | Wise County | 6.1 |
| 100 | Norton city | 6.04 |
| 101 | Warren County | 5.55 |
| 102 | Buena Vista city | 5.35 |
| 102 | Falls Church city | 5.35 |
| 103 | Frederick County | 5.24 |
| 104 | Patrick County | 5.14 |
| 105 | Augusta County | 5.06 |
| 106 | Pulaski County | 5 |
| 107 | Alleghany County | 4.73 |
| 108 | Buchanan County | 4.47 |
| 109 | Lee County | 4.43 |
| 110 | Montgomery County | 4.37 |
| 111 | Bland County | 4.31 |
| 112 | Clarke County | 4.24 |
| 113 | Rappahannock County | 4.07 |
| 114 | Bath County | 3.68 |
| 115 | Rockbridge County | 3.58 |
| 115 | Shenandoah County | 3.58 |
| 116 | Tazewell County | 3.49 |
| 117 | Botetourt County | 3.32 |
| 118 | Rockingham County | 3.25 |
| 119 | Wythe County | 2.79 |
| 120 | Page County | 2.49 |
| 121 | Smyth County | 2.28 |
| 122 | Floyd County | 2.17 |
| 123 | Poquoson city | 2.07 |
| 124 | Giles County | 1.85 |
| 125 | Washington County | 1.62 |
| 126 | Scott County | 1.11 |
| 127 | Carroll County | 1.09 |
| 128 | Russell County | 1.08 |
| 129 | Highland County | 0.9 |
| 130 | Dickenson County | 0.73 |
| 131 | Craig County | 0.6 |