Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (75.18%), followed by Emporia city (63.5%), and Greensville County (59.7%).
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 2023
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 75.18 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 63.5 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 59.7 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 54.48 |
| 5 | Portsmouth city | 53.55 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 52.7 |
| 7 | Danville city | 52.36 |
| 8 | Sussex County | 52.22 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 50.41 |
| 10 | Martinsville city | 45.27 |
| 11 | Hopewell city | 44.41 |
| 12 | Suffolk city | 42.71 |
| 13 | Charles City County | 41.71 |
| 14 | Newport News city | 41.54 |
| 15 | Richmond city | 41.49 |
| 16 | Norfolk city | 39.85 |
| 17 | Nottoway County | 37.45 |
| 18 | Surry County | 37.33 |
| 19 | Essex County | 35.8 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 34.55 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 32.67 |
| 22 | Mecklenburg County | 32.55 |
| 23 | Buckingham County | 31.95 |
| 24 | Lunenburg County | 31.78 |
| 25 | Prince George County | 31.39 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 31.15 |
| 27 | Dinwiddie County | 30.19 |
| 28 | Henrico County | 30.03 |
| 29 | Northampton County | 30 |
| 30 | Chesapeake city | 29.77 |
| 31 | Cumberland County | 28.82 |
| 32 | Richmond County | 28.53 |
| 33 | Roanoke city | 28.26 |
| 34 | Lynchburg city | 27.4 |
| 35 | Lancaster County | 26.88 |
| 36 | Accomack County | 26.52 |
| 37 | Charlotte County | 25.83 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 25.26 |
| 39 | Westmoreland County | 24.48 |
| 40 | Chesterfield County | 24.44 |
| 41 | King and Queen County | 23.68 |
| 42 | Northumberland County | 23.5 |
| 43 | Fredericksburg city | 22.98 |
| 44 | Isle of Wight County | 22.38 |
| 45 | Henry County | 22.21 |
| 46 | Alexandria city | 21.82 |
| 47 | Pittsylvania County | 21.04 |
| 48 | Stafford County | 20.79 |
| 49 | Prince William County | 20.24 |
| 50 | Colonial Heights city | 19.42 |
| 51 | Virginia Beach city | 19.13 |
| 52 | Amelia County | 18.56 |
| 53 | Spotsylvania County | 18.18 |
| 54 | Amherst County | 18.05 |
| 55 | Appomattox County | 17.53 |
| 56 | Charlottesville city | 16.37 |
| 57 | King George County | 15.8 |
| 58 | Middlesex County | 15.2 |
| 59 | Campbell County | 14.99 |
| 60 | New Kent County | 14.85 |
| 61 | Williamsburg city | 14.76 |
| 62 | Fluvanna County | 14.6 |
| 63 | King William County | 14.52 |
| 64 | Louisa County | 14.37 |
| 65 | James City County | 13.82 |
| 66 | York County | 13.73 |
| 67 | Goochland County | 13.43 |
| 68 | Culpeper County | 12.62 |
| 69 | Manassas Park city | 12.6 |
| 70 | Manassas city | 12.58 |
| 71 | Covington city | 12.28 |
| 72 | Orange County | 12.26 |
| 73 | Waynesboro city | 12.24 |
| 74 | Staunton city | 11.13 |
| 75 | Nelson County | 10.47 |
| 76 | Fairfax County | 10.25 |
| 77 | Winchester city | 10.23 |
| 78 | Arlington County | 10.05 |
| 79 | Albemarle County | 9.26 |
| 80 | Hanover County | 9.19 |
| 81 | Radford city | 9.03 |
| 82 | Lexington city | 8.61 |
| 83 | Madison County | 8.36 |
| 84 | Powhatan County | 8.23 |
| 85 | Harrisonburg city | 8.16 |
| 86 | Salem city | 8.15 |
| 87 | Mathews County | 7.89 |
| 88 | Franklin County | 7.8 |
| 89 | Loudoun County | 7.72 |
| 90 | Gloucester County | 7.59 |
| 91 | Greene County | 7.41 |
| 92 | Fauquier County | 7 |
| 93 | Bedford County | 6.98 |
| 94 | Roanoke County | 6.97 |
| 95 | Bristol city | 6.47 |
| 96 | Fairfax city | 6.39 |
| 97 | Grayson County | 6.19 |
| 98 | Wise County | 5.97 |
| 99 | Norton city | 5.96 |
| 100 | Galax city | 5.73 |
| 101 | Buena Vista city | 5.16 |
| 102 | Warren County | 5.1 |
| 103 | Patrick County | 5.05 |
| 104 | Pulaski County | 4.89 |
| 105 | Augusta County | 4.78 |
| 106 | Falls Church city | 4.75 |
| 107 | Frederick County | 4.67 |
| 108 | Alleghany County | 4.57 |
| 109 | Buchanan County | 4.36 |
| 110 | Bland County | 4.19 |
| 111 | Montgomery County | 4.14 |
| 112 | Lee County | 4.11 |
| 113 | Clarke County | 3.98 |
| 114 | Rappahannock County | 3.95 |
| 115 | Tazewell County | 3.42 |
| 116 | Bath County | 3.38 |
| 117 | Rockbridge County | 3.36 |
| 118 | Botetourt County | 3.12 |
| 119 | Shenandoah County | 3.03 |
| 120 | Rockingham County | 2.74 |
| 121 | Wythe County | 2.64 |
| 122 | Page County | 2.32 |
| 123 | Smyth County | 2.15 |
| 124 | Floyd County | 2.01 |
| 125 | Poquoson city | 1.85 |
| 126 | Giles County | 1.77 |
| 127 | Washington County | 1.53 |
| 128 | Scott County | 1.07 |
| 129 | Russell County | 0.99 |
| 130 | Carroll County | 0.94 |
| 131 | Highland County | 0.9 |
| 132 | Dickenson County | 0.7 |
| 133 | Craig County | 0.5 |