Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (77.02%), followed by Emporia city (62.69%), and Greensville County (59.3%).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 77.02 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 62.69 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 59.3 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 57.49 |
| 5 | Sussex County | 57.13 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 55.16 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 53.21 |
| 8 | Danville city | 50.02 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 49.06 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 48.57 |
| 11 | Martinsville city | 46.29 |
| 12 | Charles City County | 46.16 |
| 13 | Surry County | 42.79 |
| 14 | Suffolk city | 41.75 |
| 15 | Norfolk city | 41.14 |
| 16 | Newport News city | 40.15 |
| 17 | Hopewell city | 40.02 |
| 18 | Nottoway County | 39.23 |
| 19 | Essex County | 37.67 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 36.12 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 35.17 |
| 22 | Northampton County | 34.61 |
| 23 | Mecklenburg County | 34.13 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 33.94 |
| 25 | Lunenburg County | 33.16 |
| 26 | Dinwiddie County | 32.47 |
| 27 | Prince Edward County | 32.09 |
| 28 | Cumberland County | 31.4 |
| 29 | Prince George County | 31.21 |
| 30 | Henrico County | 29.61 |
| 31 | Richmond County | 29.29 |
| 32 | Chesapeake city | 29.27 |
| 33 | Roanoke city | 28.82 |
| 34 | Charlotte County | 28.44 |
| 35 | Accomack County | 28.21 |
| 36 | Lancaster County | 28.03 |
| 37 | Lynchburg city | 27.98 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 27.3 |
| 39 | King and Queen County | 26.7 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 26.38 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 24.26 |
| 42 | Isle of Wight County | 22.8 |
| 43 | Chesterfield County | 22.75 |
| 44 | Fredericksburg city | 22.67 |
| 45 | Alexandria city | 22.16 |
| 46 | Henry County | 21.99 |
| 47 | Amelia County | 21.41 |
| 48 | Pittsylvania County | 21.36 |
| 49 | Prince William County | 20.48 |
| 50 | Appomattox County | 19.06 |
| 51 | Virginia Beach city | 19 |
| 52 | Amherst County | 18.96 |
| 53 | Charlottesville city | 18.87 |
| 54 | Stafford County | 17.37 |
| 55 | Middlesex County | 17.08 |
| 56 | King William County | 16.57 |
| 57 | Goochland County | 16.46 |
| 58 | King George County | 16.09 |
| 59 | Louisa County | 15.88 |
| 60 | Spotsylvania County | 15.5 |
| 61 | Williamsburg city | 14.97 |
| 62 | Fluvanna County | 14.6 |
| 63 | Campbell County | 14.34 |
| 64 | Culpeper County | 14.3 |
| 65 | Colonial Heights city | 13.93 |
| 66 | Manassas city | 13.51 |
| 67 | Covington city | 13.34 |
| 68 | York County | 13.06 |
| 69 | James City County | 13.03 |
| 70 | New Kent County | 12.9 |
| 71 | Orange County | 12.81 |
| 72 | Manassas Park city | 12.44 |
| 73 | Waynesboro city | 11.58 |
| 74 | Nelson County | 11.54 |
| 75 | Staunton city | 11.3 |
| 76 | Winchester city | 10.65 |
| 77 | Powhatan County | 10.25 |
| 78 | Fairfax County | 9.61 |
| 79 | Albemarle County | 9.52 |
| 80 | Radford city | 9.06 |
| 81 | Hanover County | 9.04 |
| 82 | Madison County | 9.02 |
| 83 | Arlington County | 8.9 |
| 84 | Lexington city | 8.83 |
| 85 | Mathews County | 8.71 |
| 86 | Franklin County | 7.92 |
| 87 | Gloucester County | 7.84 |
| 88 | Fauquier County | 7.5 |
| 89 | Harrisonburg city | 7.3 |
| 90 | Loudoun County | 7.21 |
| 91 | Salem city | 7 |
| 92 | Bedford County | 6.93 |
| 93 | Greene County | 6.57 |
| 94 | Galax city | 5.96 |
| 94 | Norton city | 5.96 |
| 95 | Roanoke County | 5.67 |
| 96 | Fairfax city | 5.57 |
| 97 | Wise County | 5.52 |
| 98 | Patrick County | 5.45 |
| 99 | Grayson County | 5.39 |
| 99 | Bristol city | 5.39 |
| 100 | Pulaski County | 4.94 |
| 101 | Buena Vista city | 4.84 |
| 102 | Clarke County | 4.71 |
| 103 | Warren County | 4.63 |
| 104 | Alleghany County | 4.46 |
| 105 | Rappahannock County | 4.29 |
| 106 | Bath County | 4.24 |
| 107 | Augusta County | 4.09 |
| 108 | Falls Church city | 4.03 |
| 109 | Montgomery County | 3.98 |
| 110 | Frederick County | 3.95 |
| 111 | Bland County | 3.81 |
| 112 | Lee County | 3.73 |
| 113 | Buchanan County | 3.12 |
| 114 | Tazewell County | 3.1 |
| 115 | Botetourt County | 3.08 |
| 116 | Rockbridge County | 2.76 |
| 117 | Wythe County | 2.72 |
| 118 | Smyth County | 2.2 |
| 119 | Shenandoah County | 2.15 |
| 120 | Rockingham County | 1.97 |
| 121 | Page County | 1.88 |
| 122 | Floyd County | 1.87 |
| 123 | Giles County | 1.47 |
| 124 | Washington County | 1.36 |
| 125 | Poquoson city | 1.14 |
| 126 | Russell County | 0.84 |
| 127 | Scott County | 0.77 |
| 128 | Carroll County | 0.75 |
| 129 | Highland County | 0.68 |
| 130 | Dickenson County | 0.45 |
| 131 | Craig County | 0.29 |