RANKING · 2024 ACS · 200 SHOWN OF 200

Highest Black population share, Virginia cities

Virginia cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 9.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Gloucester Point, VA, up 63 places to #82.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01East Highland Park, VAVA15,26587.7%+8.6 pts

02Petersburg, VAVA33,73474.2%−4.4 pts

03▲2Montrose, VAVA8,28572.0%+22.4 pts

04▼1Highland Springs, VAVA14,29669.3%+17.7 pts

05▲1Emporia, VAVA5,44764.3%+8.3 pts

06▼2Ettrick, VAVA5,91062.6%−11.8 pts

07Franklin, VAVA8,47854.8%+2.7 pts

08▲2Danville, VAVA41,64750.5%+6.5 pts

09▼1Portsmouth, VAVA96,77750.2%−0.1 pts

10▼1South Boston, VAVA7,79550.0%+2.8 pts

11▲1Cherry Hill, VAVA26,04449.1%–

12▼1Hampton, VAVA137,31548.1%+3.9 pts

13▲1Martinsville, VAVA13,84943.9%+1.8 pts

14▲6Leesylvania, VAVA21,63243.1%–

15Hopewell, VAVA23,26141.6%+8.4 pts

16Suffolk, VAVA104,69941.6%−1.7 pts

17▲5Triangle, VAVA10,45040.7%+12.9 pts

18▼1Newport News, VAVA183,23040.6%+2.0 pts

19Richmond, VAVA237,25740.6%−16.3 pts

20▲5Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,83939.6%–

21▲2Norfolk, VAVA231,01338.9%−4.7 pts

22▼1Meadowbrook, VAVA20,74938.9%–

23▲9Manchester, VAVA12,44536.0%–

24▼6Sandston, VAVA7,39933.1%–

25▲8Fort Lee, VAVA8,99329.6%−16.5 pts

26▲12Glen Allen, VAVA17,55128.9%+9.5 pts

27Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,19428.6%–

28▲1Chesapeake, VAVA255,33228.5%+0.1 pts

29▲14Laurel Hill, VAVA7,45028.5%–

30Bellwood, VAVA7,90728.1%+7.9 pts

31▲5Laurel, VAVA18,72127.9%+3.9 pts

32▼6Lorton, VAVA20,99127.8%−6.3 pts

33▲1Roanoke, VAVA99,11127.7%+1.1 pts

34▲26Falmouth, VAVA5,21627.6%+21.3 pts

35Lynchburg, VAVA81,34727.0%−2.5 pts

36▲1Dumfries, VAVA6,40526.7%−8.0 pts

37▲18Kingstowne, VAVA18,36025.8%–

38▼25Farmville, VAVA7,59325.6%+0.1 pts

39▼11Dumbarton, VAVA7,99725.4%−3.2 pts

40▲5Orange, VAVA5,36524.7%+3.8 pts

41▼10Hybla Valley, VAVA17,25724.6%−3.4 pts

42Bensley, VAVA5,94923.4%−0.4 pts

43▼2Dale City, VAVA71,01623.2%−5.1 pts

44▲7Lincolnia, VAVA20,32023.2%+4.6 pts

45▼1Madison Heights, VAVA10,26623.1%+3.6 pts

46▲11George Mason, VAVA9,93723.0%–

47▼7Chester, VAVA24,47422.3%+9.1 pts

48▲6Franconia, VAVA18,33521.8%+8.5 pts

49▲9Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,85921.3%+2.5 pts

50▼3Woodbridge, VAVA43,94521.1%−1.9 pts

51▲5Alexandria, VAVA160,66221.0%−1.2 pts

52Rockwood, VAVA10,01020.0%–

53▲8Groveton, VAVA13,93119.8%+0.8 pts

54▲19Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,44919.5%−11.7 pts

55▲4Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74119.4%–

56▼8Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39319.4%−0.7 pts

57▼4Ashland, VAVA7,98219.2%−2.9 pts

58▼8Lake Ridge, VAVA46,04919.2%+3.4 pts

59▼10Montclair, VAVA22,38718.9%+4.7 pts

60▼14Carrollton, VAVA8,43618.9%–

61▲13Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73818.7%+12.5 pts

62▲1Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73718.2%−0.4 pts

63▼24Smithfield, VAVA9,11217.6%−13.1 pts

64▲7Lakeside, VAVA12,65417.6%+8.9 pts

65▲7Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,27117.0%+6.7 pts

66▲3Newington, VAVA13,47816.8%+4.1 pts

67▼2Culpeper, VAVA22,07416.8%−6.7 pts

68▼1Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,10216.2%+11.8 pts

69▲10Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,46416.0%–

70▲6Charlottesville, VAVA44,38815.5%−6.5 pts

71▼3McNair, VAVA22,65514.9%–

72▲8Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12214.8%−12.4 pts

73▼9Collinsville, VAVA7,13914.4%+3.2 pts

74▲25Stone Ridge, VAVA16,60314.4%–

75▼51Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.3%+1.0 pts

76▲6Gainesville, VAVA18,19614.2%+7.5 pts

77▼7Bedford, VAVA7,91113.9%−8.4 pts

78▼3Huntington, VAVA13,50213.8%−2.5 pts

79▼13Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18013.7%−1.3 pts

80▲5Manassas Park, VAVA16,56013.6%+2.7 pts

81▲16Hollins, VAVA17,09713.3%+7.4 pts

82▲63Gloucester Point, VAVA11,10913.3%+4.1 pts

83▲35Midlothian, VAVA19,12013.2%–

84▲8University of Virginia, VAVA9,06513.2%–

85▼23Independent Hill, VAVA10,85312.9%–

86▼5Covington, VAVA5,68012.7%−0.5 pts

87▲53Forest, VAVA13,43012.6%+7.0 pts

88Linton Hall, VAVA41,87612.3%+5.8 pts

89▲11Fair Oaks, VAVA35,54512.3%–

90▲47Crosspointe, VAVA5,66912.2%–

91▼5Bon Air, VAVA16,90411.8%+3.5 pts

92▼1Manassas, VAVA44,33211.8%−0.8 pts

93▲10Timberlake, VAVA12,72511.5%+6.1 pts

94▲14West Springfield, VAVA22,53211.0%+6.2 pts

95▼8Waynesboro, VAVA23,95110.9%+1.0 pts

96▼6Innsbrook, VAVA8,57810.4%–

97▲7Springfield, VAVA31,15410.4%+1.6 pts

98▼3Staunton, VAVA26,80110.3%−3.6 pts

99▼3Warrenton, VAVA10,2139.9%−6.5 pts

100▼17Hutchison, VAVA7,2849.7%–

101▲4Tuckahoe, VAVA49,1839.7%+4.0 pts

102▼9Brandermill, VAVA13,7309.5%–

103▲3Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,4819.5%+0.8 pts

104▲23Brambleton, VAVA24,5379.4%–

105▲8Arlington, VAVA236,2549.3%+0.2 pts

106▼29Radford, VAVA17,2439.2%+1.2 pts

107▲12Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,9739.1%+4.4 pts

108▲12Front Royal, VAVA15,7229.0%+0.4 pts

109▲22Sugarland Run, VAVA12,6299.0%–

110▼9Buckhall, VAVA21,6028.9%–

111▲10Lansdowne, VAVA12,3288.8%–

112▲13Countryside, VAVA9,6618.7%–

113▲10Salem, VAVA25,8168.7%+2.8 pts

114▲1Leesburg, VAVA49,9178.6%−0.5 pts

115▲7Ashburn, VAVA46,0268.5%–

116▲28Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,2718.4%–

117▲16Fishersville, VAVA9,4848.3%+4.3 pts

118▼6Mechanicsville, VAVA38,6838.2%+1.8 pts

119▼8Annandale, VAVA41,7058.2%+2.5 pts

120▼4Herndon, VAVA25,5068.1%−1.1 pts

121▼11Reston, VAVA64,4147.9%−1.0 pts

122▲10Burke, VAVA44,0297.9%+2.9 pts

123▲7South Riding, VAVA34,3527.8%–

124▼22Winchester, VAVA28,2727.7%−2.7 pts

125▲36Idylwood, VAVA17,5597.7%+1.1 pts

126▼42Bealeton, VAVA5,0347.7%–

127▲1Short Pump, VAVA29,0267.7%+7.7 pts

128▲19Tysons, VAVA28,9367.6%–

129▼31Sudley, VAVA19,1627.6%−4.1 pts

130▼52Moorefield, VAVA6,1237.5%–

131▼5Centreville, VAVA71,7067.4%−1.3 pts

132▲11Merrifield, VAVA20,6987.3%+1.5 pts

133▼44Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,0667.3%−2.0 pts

134▲1Sterling, VAVA32,4117.2%–

135▲28Greenbriar, VAVA8,2437.2%–

136▼27Fair Lakes, VAVA8,8947.2%–

137▼13Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8397.2%+1.6 pts

138▲42Purcellville, VAVA8,8907.1%−0.3 pts

139▼45Newington Forest, VAVA12,3166.9%–

140▼4Lake Monticello, VAVA10,6626.9%+3.5 pts

141▲26Marion, VAVA5,5556.8%+1.0 pts

142▲26North Springfield, VAVA7,0506.7%+3.1 pts

143▼29Quantico Base, VAVA5,8406.7%–

144▲13Oakton, VAVA36,5286.6%+1.9 pts

145▲11Hollymead, VAVA8,4826.6%–

146▲9Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,9846.5%–

147▲19Woodstock, VAVA6,0026.4%+3.8 pts

148▲23Fairfax, VAVA26,7726.3%+1.5 pts

149▼32Seven Corners, VAVA9,3716.3%−0.1 pts

150Burke Centre, VAVA17,0376.2%–

151▲13Kings Park West, VAVA13,4426.0%–

152▼1Christiansburg, VAVA22,4425.9%+1.1 pts

153▼7Lexington, VAVA7,7695.8%−4.6 pts

154Bristol, VAVA16,4185.8%+0.3 pts

155▼48Yorkshire, VAVA9,7825.7%−2.6 pts

156▲9Strasburg, VAVA7,3805.7%+1.2 pts

157▼5South Run, VAVA6,6005.3%–

158▲4Galax, VAVA6,6704.9%−1.1 pts

159▼21Woodlake, VAVA7,3584.9%–

160▲27Wakefield, VAVA11,9304.8%–

161▼3Belmont, VAVA9,7294.7%–

162▲15Dranesville, VAVA11,8284.7%–

163▲6Fairfax Station, VAVA12,5664.5%–

164▲28Vienna, VAVA16,6914.5%+1.1 pts

165▼26Cascades, VAVA12,3574.4%–

166▼37Pulaski, VAVA8,8074.3%−3.4 pts

167▲26Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,3584.2%–

168▲7West Falls Church, VAVA31,2794.2%–

169▼21Bridgewater, VAVA6,9244.2%+1.8 pts

170▼28Belle Haven, VAVA6,5704.2%−2.7 pts

171▲18Abingdon, VAVA8,2844.0%+0.6 pts

172▲11Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,7804.0%+0.6 pts

173▲5Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,8234.0%–

174▲5New Baltimore, VAVA11,9194.0%–

175▼3Blacksburg, VAVA45,1043.9%−0.4 pts

176▲15Crozet, VAVA9,2893.9%−2.0 pts

177▼17Cave Spring, VAVA25,7423.8%+1.4 pts

178▼29Woodburn, VAVA9,5033.7%–

179▼9Lowes Island, VAVA11,0183.6%–

180▲2Falls Church, VAVA15,1593.5%+0.4 pts

181▼28Chantilly, VAVA24,0363.4%−1.5 pts

182▲2Mantua, VAVA8,2983.4%+1.5 pts

183▼42Wytheville, VAVA8,1283.3%−3.8 pts

184▲1Wyndham, VAVA12,0993.2%+0.5 pts

185▲5Franklin Farm, VAVA18,7363.1%–

186▲2Long Branch, VAVA7,0343.0%–

187▼11Dunn Loring, VAVA8,9572.5%−0.4 pts

188▼15Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.0%−2.7 pts

189▲10Poquoson, VAVA13,2921.9%+1.2 pts

190▼31Broadlands, VAVA14,3531.8%–

191▲4McLean, VAVA49,6271.7%+0.2 pts

192▼58Vinton, VAVA7,9671.6%−1.7 pts

193▲3Great Falls, VAVA15,2281.6%+0.5 pts

194▼20Floris, VAVA7,5891.6%–

195▼1Fort Hunt, VAVA16,7001.5%−0.8 pts

196▲1Wolf Trap, VAVA15,8581.2%−0.5 pts

197▼11Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,5891.2%−1.2 pts

198Difficult Run, VAVA9,9381.0%–

199▼18Braddock, VAVA6,5360.9%–

200Richlands, VAVA5,0510.1%0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES