Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (77.09%), followed by Emporia city (63.14%), and Greensville County (59.03%).

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 2013
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 2013
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Petersburg city 77.09
2 Emporia city 63.14
3 Greensville County 59.03
4 Sussex County 58.29
5 Franklin city 56.56
6 Brunswick County 56.2
7 Portsmouth city 52.88
8 Richmond city 49.99
9 Danville city 49.22
10 Hampton city 48.42
11 Charles City County 47.4
12 Martinsville city 45.22
13 Surry County 44.41
14 Suffolk city 42.25
15 Norfolk city 41.8
16 Newport News city 39.72
17 Nottoway County 39.09
18 Essex County 38.63
19 Hopewell city 37.99
20 Halifax County 36.35
21 Southampton County 36.32
22 Northampton County 35.46
23 Mecklenburg County 35.01
24 Buckingham County 34.37
25 Lunenburg County 33.68
26 Prince Edward County 32.24
27 Dinwiddie County 32.18
28 Cumberland County 31.72
29 Prince George County 31.24
30 Richmond County 30.26
31 Chesapeake city 29.31
32 Henrico County 29.22
33 Charlotte County 29.09
34 Lynchburg city 28.52
35 Roanoke city 28.44
36 Lancaster County 28.26
37 Accomack County 28.23
38 Caroline County 27.8
39 Westmoreland County 27.04
40 King and Queen County 26.73
41 Northumberland County 24.71
42 Isle of Wight County 23.79
43 Fredericksburg city 22.78
44 Chesterfield County 22.34
45 Amelia County 22.02
46 Henry County 21.73
47 Pittsylvania County 21.63
48 Alexandria city 21.58
49 Prince William County 20.12
50 Appomattox County 19.68
51 Charlottesville city 19.16
52 Amherst County 18.99
53 Virginia Beach city 18.86
54 Middlesex County 17.74
55 Goochland County 17.71
56 King William County 16.94
57 King George County 16.91
58 Louisa County 16.82
59 Stafford County 16.77
60 Culpeper County 15.13
61 Fluvanna County 15.05
62 Spotsylvania County 14.99
63 Williamsburg city 14.31
64 Campbell County 14.22
65 Manassas city 13.63
66 New Kent County 13.2
67 James City County 13.19
68 Powhatan County 12.8
69 York County 12.78
70 Manassas Park city 12.76
71 Orange County 12.52
72 Covington city 12.19
73 Colonial Heights city 12.07
74 Nelson County 12.04
75 Staunton city 11.75
76 Waynesboro city 10.97
77 Winchester city 10.47
78 Albemarle County 9.45
79 Madison County 9.39
80 Lexington city 9.36
81 Fairfax County 9.26
82 Hanover County 9.25
83 Mathews County 8.81
84 Radford city 8.74
85 Arlington County 8.3
86 Gloucester County 8.15
87 Franklin County 8.07
88 Fauquier County 7.81
89 Loudoun County 7.09
90 Salem city 6.96
91 Bedford County 6.8
92 Harrisonburg city 6.65
93 Norton city 6.43
94 Greene County 6.4
95 Galax city 5.86
96 Patrick County 5.74
97 Bristol city 5.37
98 Roanoke County 5.35
99 Wise County 5.17
100 Pulaski County 5.09
100 Buena Vista city 5.09
100 Fairfax city 5.09
101 Clarke County 4.97
102 Alleghany County 4.7
103 Warren County 4.69
104 Bath County 4.55
105 Rappahannock County 4.16
106 Frederick County 4.05
107 Falls Church city 3.98
108 Augusta County 3.89
109 Montgomery County 3.84
110 Lee County 3.74
111 Bland County 3.72
112 Botetourt County 3.18
112 Tazewell County 3.18
113 Buchanan County 2.91
114 Wythe County 2.85
115 Rockbridge County 2.68
116 Smyth County 2.06
117 Grayson County 2.02
118 Shenandoah County 1.9
119 Page County 1.86
120 Floyd County 1.74
121 Rockingham County 1.72
122 Giles County 1.43
123 Washington County 1.32
124 Poquoson city 0.95
125 Russell County 0.79
126 Carroll County 0.69
127 Scott County 0.65
128 Highland County 0.54
129 Dickenson County 0.35
130 Craig County 0.2