Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (77.93%), followed by Emporia city (63.24%), and Greensville County (59.38%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
Petersburg city
Emporia city
Greensville
Sussex
Franklin city
Brunswick
Portsmouth city
Richmond city
Danville city
Hampton city
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Petersburg city 77.93
2 Emporia city 63.24
3 Greensville County 59.38
4 Sussex County 57.99
5 Franklin city 56.92
6 Brunswick County 56.48
7 Portsmouth city 52.77
8 Richmond city 50.1
9 Danville city 48.95
10 Hampton city 48.58
11 Charles City County 47.8
12 Martinsville city 45.18
13 Surry County 44.77
14 Suffolk city 42.34
15 Norfolk city 41.89
16 Newport News city 39.88
17 Nottoway County 38.98
18 Essex County 38.05
19 Hopewell city 37.68
20 Southampton County 36.89
21 Halifax County 36.36
22 Northampton County 36.06
23 Mecklenburg County 35.29
24 Buckingham County 34.73
25 Lunenburg County 33.69
26 Prince Edward County 32.75
27 Dinwiddie County 32.34
28 Cumberland County 32.16
29 Prince George County 31.32
30 Richmond County 29.95
31 Charlotte County 29.43
32 Chesapeake city 29.37
33 Henrico County 29.16
34 Lynchburg city 28.51
35 Accomack County 28.35
36 Roanoke city 28.28
37 Caroline County 28.09
38 Lancaster County 27.71
39 Westmoreland County 27.45
40 King and Queen County 26.73
41 Northumberland County 24.89
42 Isle of Wight County 24.12
43 Fredericksburg city 22.49
44 Amelia County 22.16
44 Chesterfield County 22.16
45 Pittsylvania County 21.81
46 Henry County 21.55
47 Alexandria city 21.51
48 Prince William County 19.99
49 Appomattox County 19.74
50 Charlottesville city 19.03
51 Amherst County 18.92
52 Virginia Beach city 18.86
53 Middlesex County 17.79
54 Goochland County 17.57
55 King George County 17.29
56 King William County 17.26
57 Louisa County 16.87
58 Stafford County 16.7
59 Culpeper County 15.19
60 Fluvanna County 15.12
61 Spotsylvania County 15
62 Williamsburg city 14.41
63 Campbell County 14.12
64 Manassas city 13.64
65 New Kent County 13.29
66 Powhatan County 13.03
67 James City County 13.01
68 York County 12.83
69 Manassas Park city 12.8
70 Orange County 12.65
71 Covington city 12.57
72 Nelson County 12.35
73 Staunton city 11.77
74 Colonial Heights city 11.12
75 Waynesboro city 10.94
76 Winchester city 10.36
77 Madison County 9.72
78 Albemarle County 9.55
79 Lexington city 9.32
80 Hanover County 9.27
81 Fairfax County 9.12
82 Mathews County 8.84
83 Radford city 8.32
84 Arlington County 8.29
85 Gloucester County 8.17
86 Franklin County 8.11
87 Fauquier County 7.92
88 Loudoun County 7.1
89 Bedford County 6.86
90 Salem city 6.85
91 Harrisonburg city 6.52
92 Norton city 6.47
93 Greene County 6.33
94 Galax city 5.84
95 Patrick County 5.72
96 Roanoke County 5.22
97 Bristol city 5.2
98 Clarke County 5.18
99 Pulaski County 5.04
100 Buena Vista city 4.99
101 Wise County 4.89
102 Fairfax city 4.8
103 Alleghany County 4.66
104 Bath County 4.63
105 Warren County 4.58
106 Falls Church city 4.3
107 Rappahannock County 4.29
108 Frederick County 4
109 Montgomery County 3.83
110 Augusta County 3.82
111 Lee County 3.63
112 Bland County 3.44
113 Botetourt County 3.23
114 Tazewell County 3.14
115 Wythe County 2.84
116 Buchanan County 2.75
117 Rockbridge County 2.71
118 Grayson County 2.09
119 Smyth County 1.97
120 Page County 1.92
121 Shenandoah County 1.83
122 Floyd County 1.74
123 Rockingham County 1.67
124 Giles County 1.42
125 Washington County 1.34
126 Poquoson city 0.9
127 Russell County 0.81
128 Scott County 0.67
129 Carroll County 0.66
130 Highland County 0.45
131 Dickenson County 0.37
132 Craig County 0.21