Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (78.16%), followed by Emporia city (62.31%), and Greensville County (59.54%).
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
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 78.16 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 62.31 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 59.54 |
| 4 | Sussex County | 57.95 |
| 5 | Brunswick County | 57.15 |
| 6 | Franklin city | 56.87 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 52.69 |
| 8 | Richmond city | 50.28 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 48.82 |
| 10 | Charles City County | 48.57 |
| 11 | Danville city | 48.13 |
| 12 | Surry County | 45.85 |
| 13 | Martinsville city | 45.02 |
| 14 | Suffolk city | 42.4 |
| 15 | Norfolk city | 42.32 |
| 16 | Newport News city | 39.86 |
| 17 | Nottoway County | 39 |
| 18 | Essex County | 37.91 |
| 19 | Southampton County | 37.14 |
| 20 | Mecklenburg County | 36.56 |
| 21 | Halifax County | 36.54 |
| 22 | Hopewell city | 36.52 |
| 23 | Northampton County | 36.27 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 34.89 |
| 25 | Lunenburg County | 34.55 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 32.96 |
| 27 | Dinwiddie County | 32.63 |
| 28 | Cumberland County | 32.55 |
| 29 | Prince George County | 31.29 |
| 30 | Richmond County | 30.14 |
| 31 | Charlotte County | 29.7 |
| 32 | Chesapeake city | 29.51 |
| 33 | Henrico County | 29.3 |
| 34 | Lynchburg city | 29.03 |
| 35 | Caroline County | 29.02 |
| 36 | King and Queen County | 28.47 |
| 37 | Roanoke city | 28.26 |
| 38 | Accomack County | 28.03 |
| 39 | Lancaster County | 28 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 27.78 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 25.24 |
| 42 | Isle of Wight County | 24.6 |
| 43 | Amelia County | 22.93 |
| 44 | Fredericksburg city | 22.22 |
| 45 | Pittsylvania County | 22.1 |
| 46 | Henry County | 21.76 |
| 47 | Chesterfield County | 21.71 |
| 48 | Alexandria city | 21.56 |
| 49 | Appomattox County | 19.96 |
| 50 | Prince William County | 19.72 |
| 51 | Charlottesville city | 19.2 |
| 52 | Goochland County | 19.12 |
| 53 | Virginia Beach city | 19.06 |
| 54 | Amherst County | 18.95 |
| 55 | King George County | 17.84 |
| 56 | Middlesex County | 17.74 |
| 57 | Louisa County | 17.55 |
| 58 | King William County | 17.53 |
| 59 | Stafford County | 16.56 |
| 60 | Culpeper County | 15.46 |
| 61 | Fluvanna County | 15.29 |
| 62 | Spotsylvania County | 15.05 |
| 63 | Campbell County | 14.17 |
| 64 | Williamsburg city | 13.91 |
| 65 | New Kent County | 13.51 |
| 65 | Powhatan County | 13.51 |
| 66 | Manassas city | 13.12 |
| 67 | York County | 13.08 |
| 68 | James City County | 12.97 |
| 69 | Nelson County | 12.84 |
| 70 | Manassas Park city | 12.68 |
| 71 | Orange County | 12.58 |
| 72 | Covington city | 12.46 |
| 73 | Staunton city | 12.02 |
| 74 | Winchester city | 10.82 |
| 75 | Waynesboro city | 10.46 |
| 76 | Colonial Heights city | 10.05 |
| 77 | Madison County | 9.76 |
| 78 | Albemarle County | 9.64 |
| 79 | Lexington city | 9.57 |
| 80 | Hanover County | 9.28 |
| 81 | Mathews County | 9.05 |
| 82 | Fairfax County | 8.98 |
| 83 | Gloucester County | 8.57 |
| 84 | Arlington County | 8.3 |
| 85 | Franklin County | 8.17 |
| 86 | Fauquier County | 8.06 |
| 87 | Radford city | 7.84 |
| 88 | Loudoun County | 7.1 |
| 89 | Salem city | 6.99 |
| 90 | Bedford County | 6.88 |
| 91 | Norton city | 6.53 |
| 92 | Greene County | 6.33 |
| 93 | Harrisonburg city | 6.02 |
| 94 | Galax city | 5.84 |
| 95 | Patrick County | 5.83 |
| 96 | Bristol city | 5.55 |
| 97 | Clarke County | 5.27 |
| 98 | Buena Vista city | 5.26 |
| 99 | Wise County | 5.25 |
| 100 | Pulaski County | 5.01 |
| 101 | Roanoke County | 5 |
| 102 | Fairfax city | 4.67 |
| 103 | Alleghany County | 4.59 |
| 104 | Bath County | 4.53 |
| 104 | Warren County | 4.53 |
| 105 | Falls Church city | 4.33 |
| 106 | Rappahannock County | 4.29 |
| 107 | Frederick County | 3.93 |
| 108 | Montgomery County | 3.87 |
| 109 | Augusta County | 3.86 |
| 110 | Lee County | 3.62 |
| 111 | Bland County | 3.34 |
| 112 | Botetourt County | 3.07 |
| 113 | Tazewell County | 3.06 |
| 114 | Wythe County | 2.78 |
| 115 | Rockbridge County | 2.59 |
| 116 | Buchanan County | 2.57 |
| 117 | Grayson County | 2.05 |
| 118 | Smyth County | 1.99 |
| 119 | Page County | 1.91 |
| 120 | Floyd County | 1.8 |
| 121 | Shenandoah County | 1.68 |
| 122 | Rockingham County | 1.62 |
| 123 | Giles County | 1.55 |
| 124 | Washington County | 1.26 |
| 125 | Russell County | 0.79 |
| 126 | Poquoson city | 0.68 |
| 127 | Carroll County | 0.62 |
| 128 | Scott County | 0.61 |
| 129 | Dickenson County | 0.33 |
| 130 | Highland County | 0.31 |
| 131 | Craig County | 0.1 |