Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (76.67%), followed by Emporia city (62.94%), and Greensville County (59.08%).

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 2017
Petersburg city
Emporia city
Greensville
Franklin city
Sussex
Brunswick
Portsmouth city
Danville city
Hampton city
Richmond city
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Petersburg city 76.67
2 Emporia city 62.94
3 Greensville County 59.08
4 Franklin city 57.48
5 Sussex County 56.59
6 Brunswick County 54.94
7 Portsmouth city 53.38
8 Danville city 50.45
9 Hampton city 49.38
10 Richmond city 47.98
11 Martinsville city 46.39
12 Charles City County 45.86
13 Surry County 42.53
14 Suffolk city 41.46
15 Hopewell city 40.94
16 Norfolk city 40.85
17 Newport News city 40.51
18 Nottoway County 38.89
19 Essex County 37.82
20 Halifax County 36.03
21 Southampton County 34.61
22 Northampton County 34.12
23 Mecklenburg County 34.03
24 Buckingham County 33.93
25 Lunenburg County 33.22
26 Prince Edward County 32.64
27 Dinwiddie County 31.84
28 Prince George County 31.28
29 Cumberland County 30.99
30 Henrico County 29.76
31 Chesapeake city 29.5
32 Richmond County 29.28
33 Roanoke city 28.92
34 Accomack County 28.29
35 Lancaster County 28.04
36 Lynchburg city 27.98
37 Charlotte County 27.94
38 Caroline County 26.71
39 King and Queen County 25.96
40 Westmoreland County 25.77
41 Northumberland County 24.56
42 Chesterfield County 22.92
42 Isle of Wight County 22.92
43 Fredericksburg city 22.82
44 Henry County 22.21
45 Alexandria city 22.05
46 Pittsylvania County 21.39
47 Amelia County 20.84
48 Prince William County 20.53
49 Virginia Beach city 19.02
50 Amherst County 18.93
51 Appomattox County 18.91
52 Charlottesville city 18.56
53 Stafford County 17.9
54 Middlesex County 16.68
55 King George County 15.93
56 Goochland County 15.84
57 Louisa County 15.82
58 Spotsylvania County 15.77
59 King William County 15.76
60 Colonial Heights city 15.13
61 Williamsburg city 15.12
62 Fluvanna County 14.68
63 Campbell County 14.23
64 Culpeper County 14.1
65 Manassas city 13.51
66 Covington city 13.34
67 Manassas Park city 13.26
68 New Kent County 13.1
69 James City County 13.04
69 York County 13.04
70 Orange County 12.98
71 Waynesboro city 11.74
72 Nelson County 11.33
73 Staunton city 11.27
74 Winchester city 10.82
75 Fairfax County 9.75
76 Powhatan County 9.57
77 Albemarle County 9.4
78 Hanover County 9.21
79 Arlington County 8.98
80 Madison County 8.96
80 Radford city 8.96
81 Lexington city 8.76
82 Mathews County 8.57
83 Franklin County 7.87
84 Gloucester County 7.84
85 Fauquier County 7.39
86 Harrisonburg city 7.37
87 Loudoun County 7.31
88 Salem city 7.23
89 Bedford County 6.95
90 Greene County 6.75
91 Galax city 6.07
92 Norton city 5.88
93 Roanoke County 5.81
94 Wise County 5.79
95 Fairfax city 5.63
96 Bristol city 5.47
97 Patrick County 5.42
98 Grayson County 5.38
99 Buena Vista city 5.15
100 Pulaski County 4.97
101 Warren County 4.57
102 Alleghany County 4.51
102 Clarke County 4.51
103 Augusta County 4.27
104 Falls Church city 4.24
105 Rappahannock County 4.16
106 Bath County 4.14
106 Frederick County 4.14
107 Montgomery County 4.01
108 Bland County 3.79
109 Lee County 3.47
110 Botetourt County 3.19
111 Rockbridge County 3.12
112 Tazewell County 3.03
113 Buchanan County 2.86
114 Wythe County 2.76
115 Shenandoah County 2.24
116 Smyth County 2.15
117 Rockingham County 2.02
118 Page County 2.01
119 Floyd County 1.86
120 Giles County 1.5
121 Washington County 1.45
122 Poquoson city 1.06
123 Russell County 0.85
124 Scott County 0.8
125 Carroll County 0.78
126 Highland County 0.77
127 Dickenson County 0.44
128 Craig County 0.32