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
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 |
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