According to the US Census Bureau estimates, 1,691,415 (19.87%) of the 8,510,920 Virginia population in 2018 identified as Black or African American alone.
In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per county in Virginia. We also show the percentage of the population of each county that are African American and the gender percentages of the African American population when you interact with the map.
Fairfax County had the highest number of African Americans (121,874), and African Americans constituted 10.6% of the county's population. Other counties with high number of African Americans include: Richmond city (110,084) - 47.94% of the county's population, and Prince William County (103,435) - 22.17% of the county's population.
The data can also be found in the table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
You can see similar information for other states and also by state for the United States.
You can also see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in Virginia.
Hover/Click on the counties to see the values.
County | Black Population | % of County Population |
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Accomack | 9407 | 28.85 |
Albemarle | 10517 | 9.66 |
Alleghany | 694 | 4.62 |
Amelia | 2653 | 20.41 |
Amherst | 6059 | 19.07 |
Appomattox | 2971 | 18.72 |
Arlington | 22920 | 9.69 |
Augusta | 3426 | 4.51 |
Bath | 196 | 4.59 |
Bedford | 5632 | 7.12 |
Bland | 242 | 3.84 |
Botetourt | 1060 | 3.17 |
Brunswick | 9009 | 55.31 |
Buchanan | 684 | 3.2 |
Buckingham | 5778 | 33.9 |
Campbell | 8048 | 14.49 |
Caroline | 8470 | 27.53 |
Carroll | 247 | 0.83 |
Charles City | 3180 | 45.54 |
Charlotte | 3325 | 27.93 |
Chesterfield | 84762 | 24.31 |
Clarke | 673 | 4.64 |
Craig | 23 | 0.45 |
Culpeper | 7682 | 14.83 |
Cumberland | 3017 | 30.59 |
Dickenson | 68 | 0.47 |
Dinwiddie | 9322 | 32.37 |
Essex | 4149 | 38.1 |
Fairfax | 121874 | 10.6 |
Fauquier | 5521 | 7.81 |
Floyd | 329 | 2.08 |
Fluvanna | 4080 | 15.15 |
Franklin | 4463 | 7.93 |
Frederick | 4094 | 4.63 |
Giles | 253 | 1.5 |
Gloucester | 3057 | 8.17 |
Goochland | 3739 | 15.96 |
Grayson | 883 | 5.65 |
Greene | 1395 | 7.07 |
Greensville | 6795 | 59.71 |
Halifax | 12474 | 36.46 |
Hanover | 10006 | 9.37 |
Henrico | 100799 | 30.55 |
Henry | 11591 | 22.68 |
Highland | 18 | 0.82 |
Isle of Wight | 8685 | 23.35 |
James City | 10362 | 13.6 |
King and Queen | 1866 | 26.53 |
King George | 4314 | 16.17 |
King William | 2644 | 15.59 |
Lancaster | 3098 | 28.98 |
Lee | 868 | 3.66 |
Loudoun | 32396 | 7.98 |
Louisa | 5782 | 15.77 |
Lunenburg | 4160 | 33.94 |
Madison | 1191 | 9.02 |
Mathews | 750 | 8.56 |
Mecklenburg | 10615 | 34.57 |
Middlesex | 1785 | 16.66 |
Montgomery | 4101 | 4.16 |
Nelson | 1687 | 11.37 |
New Kent | 3049 | 13.69 |
Northampton | 4005 | 33.97 |
Northumberland | 2992 | 24.58 |
Nottoway | 6088 | 39.58 |
Orange | 4871 | 13.3 |
Page | 513 | 2.14 |
Patrick | 953 | 5.4 |
Pittsylvania | 13152 | 21.58 |
Powhatan | 2772 | 9.49 |
Prince Edward | 7634 | 33.37 |
Prince George | 12419 | 32.54 |
Prince William | 103435 | 22.17 |
Pulaski | 1718 | 5.04 |
Rappahannock | 319 | 4.33 |
Richmond | 2666 | 29.68 |
Roanoke | 5821 | 6.18 |
Rockbridge | 766 | 3.34 |
Rockingham | 1994 | 2.45 |
Russell | 299 | 1.12 |
Scott | 176 | 0.81 |
Shenandoah | 1206 | 2.78 |
Smyth | 713 | 2.34 |
Southampton | 6196 | 34.89 |
Spotsylvania | 22916 | 17.07 |
Stafford | 29257 | 19.52 |
Surry | 2720 | 42.27 |
Sussex | 6395 | 57.13 |
Tazewell | 1299 | 3.16 |
Warren | 1966 | 4.91 |
Washington | 798 | 1.48 |
Westmoreland | 4670 | 26.21 |
Wise | 2157 | 5.7 |
Wythe | 821 | 2.87 |
York | 9393 | 13.79 |
Alexandria city | 36014 | 22.74 |
Bristol city | 1037 | 6.16 |
Buena Vista city | 353 | 5.42 |
Charlottesville city | 8815 | 18.59 |
Chesapeake city | 74146 | 30.54 |
Colonial Heights city | 2858 | 16.49 |
Covington city | 777 | 13.73 |
Danville city | 20899 | 51.38 |
Emporia city | 3528 | 65.38 |
Fairfax city | 1464 | 6.3 |
Falls Church city | 691 | 4.79 |
Franklin city | 4666 | 58.09 |
Fredericksburg city | 7214 | 24.57 |
Galax city | 441 | 7 |
Hampton city | 69007 | 51.19 |
Harrisonburg city | 4885 | 9.09 |
Hopewell city | 9666 | 42.95 |
Lexington city | 641 | 8.9 |
Lynchburg city | 22934 | 28.28 |
Manassas city | 6192 | 15.1 |
Manassas Park city | 2769 | 15.35 |
Martinsville city | 5937 | 47.21 |
Newport News city | 76512 | 42.77 |
Norfolk city | 103270 | 42.3 |
Norton city | 228 | 5.76 |
Petersburg city | 23867 | 78.07 |
Poquoson city | 147 | 1.21 |
Portsmouth city | 51731 | 54.52 |
Radford city | 1684 | 9.35 |
Richmond city | 110084 | 47.94 |
Roanoke city | 29566 | 29.88 |
Salem city | 1926 | 7.62 |
Staunton city | 2868 | 11.67 |
Suffolk city | 38673 | 42.44 |
Virginia Beach city | 91329 | 20.27 |
Waynesboro city | 2953 | 13.19 |
Williamsburg city | 2420 | 16.12 |
Winchester city | 3185 | 11.42 |