Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (77.17%), followed by Emporia city (63.47%), and Greensville County (58.79%).
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 2014
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 77.17 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 63.47 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 58.79 |
| 4 | Sussex County | 57.63 |
| 5 | Franklin city | 57.21 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 55.87 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 52.89 |
| 8 | Richmond city | 49.78 |
| 9 | Danville city | 49.34 |
| 10 | Hampton city | 48.56 |
| 11 | Charles City County | 47.18 |
| 12 | Martinsville city | 45.23 |
| 13 | Surry County | 43.61 |
| 14 | Suffolk city | 42.06 |
| 15 | Norfolk city | 41.51 |
| 16 | Newport News city | 39.73 |
| 17 | Nottoway County | 38.68 |
| 18 | Hopewell city | 38.45 |
| 19 | Essex County | 38.01 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 36.27 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 35.8 |
| 22 | Northampton County | 34.94 |
| 23 | Mecklenburg County | 34.49 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 34.1 |
| 25 | Lunenburg County | 33.59 |
| 26 | Dinwiddie County | 32.3 |
| 27 | Prince Edward County | 32.06 |
| 28 | Cumberland County | 31.64 |
| 29 | Prince George County | 30.98 |
| 30 | Richmond County | 29.66 |
| 31 | Chesapeake city | 29.38 |
| 32 | Henrico County | 29.3 |
| 33 | Charlotte County | 28.55 |
| 34 | Roanoke city | 28.47 |
| 35 | Lynchburg city | 28.29 |
| 36 | Accomack County | 28.12 |
| 37 | Lancaster County | 28.02 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 27.52 |
| 39 | Westmoreland County | 26.92 |
| 40 | King and Queen County | 26.62 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 24.4 |
| 42 | Isle of Wight County | 23.41 |
| 43 | Fredericksburg city | 22.8 |
| 44 | Chesterfield County | 22.4 |
| 45 | Alexandria city | 21.99 |
| 46 | Amelia County | 21.84 |
| 47 | Henry County | 21.64 |
| 48 | Pittsylvania County | 21.56 |
| 49 | Prince William County | 20.26 |
| 50 | Appomattox County | 19.66 |
| 51 | Charlottesville city | 19.1 |
| 52 | Amherst County | 19.01 |
| 53 | Virginia Beach city | 18.86 |
| 54 | Middlesex County | 17.52 |
| 55 | Goochland County | 17.37 |
| 56 | Stafford County | 17.01 |
| 57 | King William County | 16.86 |
| 58 | King George County | 16.81 |
| 59 | Louisa County | 16.42 |
| 60 | Spotsylvania County | 15.17 |
| 61 | Fluvanna County | 14.97 |
| 62 | Culpeper County | 14.9 |
| 63 | Williamsburg city | 14.54 |
| 64 | Campbell County | 14.36 |
| 65 | Manassas city | 13.5 |
| 66 | New Kent County | 13.31 |
| 67 | James City County | 13.03 |
| 68 | York County | 12.91 |
| 69 | Colonial Heights city | 12.77 |
| 69 | Manassas Park city | 12.77 |
| 70 | Covington city | 12.6 |
| 71 | Orange County | 12.58 |
| 72 | Powhatan County | 12.36 |
| 73 | Nelson County | 11.83 |
| 74 | Staunton city | 11.63 |
| 75 | Waynesboro city | 10.93 |
| 76 | Winchester city | 10.67 |
| 77 | Madison County | 9.52 |
| 78 | Albemarle County | 9.51 |
| 79 | Fairfax County | 9.34 |
| 80 | Lexington city | 9.24 |
| 81 | Hanover County | 9.14 |
| 82 | Mathews County | 8.83 |
| 83 | Radford city | 8.74 |
| 84 | Arlington County | 8.52 |
| 85 | Franklin County | 8.15 |
| 86 | Gloucester County | 8.01 |
| 87 | Fauquier County | 7.69 |
| 88 | Loudoun County | 7.09 |
| 89 | Bedford County | 6.82 |
| 89 | Harrisonburg city | 6.82 |
| 90 | Salem city | 6.79 |
| 91 | Greene County | 6.39 |
| 92 | Norton city | 6.21 |
| 93 | Galax city | 5.92 |
| 94 | Patrick County | 5.59 |
| 95 | Bristol city | 5.53 |
| 96 | Roanoke County | 5.5 |
| 97 | Grayson County | 5.19 |
| 97 | Wise County | 5.19 |
| 98 | Pulaski County | 5.1 |
| 98 | Fairfax city | 5.1 |
| 99 | Buena Vista city | 5 |
| 100 | Warren County | 4.95 |
| 101 | Clarke County | 4.77 |
| 102 | Alleghany County | 4.54 |
| 103 | Bath County | 4.39 |
| 104 | Rappahannock County | 4.06 |
| 105 | Falls Church city | 4.01 |
| 106 | Montgomery County | 3.96 |
| 107 | Frederick County | 3.95 |
| 108 | Lee County | 3.89 |
| 109 | Augusta County | 3.84 |
| 110 | Bland County | 3.67 |
| 111 | Botetourt County | 3.19 |
| 112 | Tazewell County | 3.18 |
| 113 | Buchanan County | 2.85 |
| 114 | Wythe County | 2.76 |
| 115 | Rockbridge County | 2.71 |
| 116 | Smyth County | 2.06 |
| 117 | Shenandoah County | 2.03 |
| 118 | Page County | 1.92 |
| 119 | Floyd County | 1.74 |
| 120 | Rockingham County | 1.72 |
| 121 | Giles County | 1.46 |
| 122 | Washington County | 1.36 |
| 123 | Poquoson city | 1.02 |
| 124 | Russell County | 0.84 |
| 125 | Carroll County | 0.76 |
| 126 | Scott County | 0.72 |
| 127 | Highland County | 0.58 |
| 128 | Dickenson County | 0.4 |
| 129 | Craig County | 0.23 |