Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (75.96%), followed by Emporia city (64.73%), and Greensville County (59.81%).
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 2020
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 75.96 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 64.73 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 59.81 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 55.25 |
| 5 | Sussex County | 54.35 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 54.04 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 53.74 |
| 8 | Danville city | 51.75 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 50.17 |
| 10 | Martinsville city | 45.73 |
| 11 | Charles City County | 44.23 |
| 12 | Richmond city | 43.82 |
| 13 | Hopewell city | 43.18 |
| 14 | Suffolk city | 42.17 |
| 15 | Newport News city | 40.91 |
| 16 | Surry County | 40.85 |
| 17 | Norfolk city | 40.53 |
| 18 | Nottoway County | 38.54 |
| 19 | Essex County | 37.32 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 35.67 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 34.23 |
| 22 | Mecklenburg County | 33.8 |
| 23 | Buckingham County | 33.14 |
| 24 | Northampton County | 32.47 |
| 25 | Lunenburg County | 32.38 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 32.06 |
| 27 | Prince George County | 31.31 |
| 28 | Dinwiddie County | 30.41 |
| 29 | Cumberland County | 30.26 |
| 30 | Henrico County | 29.98 |
| 31 | Chesapeake city | 29.52 |
| 32 | Lancaster County | 28.97 |
| 33 | Richmond County | 28.89 |
| 34 | Roanoke city | 28.69 |
| 35 | Accomack County | 28.29 |
| 36 | Lynchburg city | 27.75 |
| 37 | Charlotte County | 27.27 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 26.42 |
| 39 | King and Queen County | 25.68 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 25.33 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 25.17 |
| 42 | Chesterfield County | 23.55 |
| 43 | Fredericksburg city | 22.82 |
| 44 | Isle of Wight County | 22.66 |
| 45 | Henry County | 22.29 |
| 46 | Pittsylvania County | 21.36 |
| 47 | Alexandria city | 21.35 |
| 48 | Prince William County | 20.61 |
| 49 | Amelia County | 20.2 |
| 50 | Stafford County | 19.38 |
| 51 | Virginia Beach city | 19.14 |
| 52 | Amherst County | 18.34 |
| 53 | Appomattox County | 18.12 |
| 54 | Charlottesville city | 17.27 |
| 55 | Colonial Heights city | 17.11 |
| 56 | Spotsylvania County | 16.74 |
| 57 | Middlesex County | 15.53 |
| 58 | King George County | 15.33 |
| 59 | Louisa County | 15.13 |
| 60 | King William County | 15.1 |
| 61 | Goochland County | 14.95 |
| 62 | Campbell County | 14.86 |
| 62 | Fluvanna County | 14.86 |
| 63 | Williamsburg city | 14.49 |
| 64 | New Kent County | 13.83 |
| 65 | Covington city | 13.61 |
| 66 | James City County | 13.43 |
| 67 | York County | 13.26 |
| 68 | Manassas Park city | 13.23 |
| 69 | Culpeper County | 13.2 |
| 70 | Orange County | 12.81 |
| 71 | Manassas city | 12.61 |
| 72 | Waynesboro city | 12.26 |
| 73 | Staunton city | 11.67 |
| 74 | Nelson County | 10.82 |
| 75 | Winchester city | 10.44 |
| 76 | Fairfax County | 9.99 |
| 77 | Hanover County | 9.39 |
| 78 | Arlington County | 9.28 |
| 79 | Albemarle County | 9.23 |
| 80 | Madison County | 8.97 |
| 80 | Radford city | 8.97 |
| 81 | Powhatan County | 8.79 |
| 81 | Lexington city | 8.79 |
| 82 | Mathews County | 8.41 |
| 83 | Salem city | 7.89 |
| 84 | Franklin County | 7.87 |
| 85 | Gloucester County | 7.64 |
| 86 | Harrisonburg city | 7.58 |
| 87 | Loudoun County | 7.54 |
| 88 | Fauquier County | 7.3 |
| 89 | Greene County | 7.23 |
| 90 | Bedford County | 6.94 |
| 91 | Norton city | 6.71 |
| 92 | Roanoke County | 6.27 |
| 93 | Bristol city | 6.2 |
| 94 | Galax city | 6.03 |
| 95 | Grayson County | 5.74 |
| 96 | Fairfax city | 5.7 |
| 97 | Wise County | 5.55 |
| 98 | Patrick County | 5.31 |
| 99 | Warren County | 5.22 |
| 100 | Buena Vista city | 5.1 |
| 101 | Pulaski County | 5 |
| 102 | Alleghany County | 4.49 |
| 103 | Augusta County | 4.45 |
| 104 | Frederick County | 4.34 |
| 105 | Falls Church city | 4.24 |
| 106 | Clarke County | 4.21 |
| 107 | Montgomery County | 4.09 |
| 108 | Bland County | 3.98 |
| 109 | Bath County | 3.97 |
| 109 | Lee County | 3.97 |
| 110 | Buchanan County | 3.89 |
| 110 | Rappahannock County | 3.89 |
| 111 | Rockbridge County | 3.33 |
| 112 | Tazewell County | 3.32 |
| 113 | Botetourt County | 3.07 |
| 114 | Wythe County | 2.71 |
| 115 | Shenandoah County | 2.45 |
| 116 | Rockingham County | 2.28 |
| 117 | Page County | 2.19 |
| 118 | Smyth County | 1.99 |
| 119 | Floyd County | 1.82 |
| 120 | Giles County | 1.63 |
| 121 | Washington County | 1.46 |
| 122 | Poquoson city | 1.27 |
| 123 | Highland County | 0.94 |
| 124 | Scott County | 0.93 |
| 125 | Russell County | 0.89 |
| 126 | Carroll County | 0.83 |
| 127 | Dickenson County | 0.54 |
| 128 | Craig County | 0.43 |