RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest Black population share, Virginia counties

Virginia counties 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 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Petersburg, VAVA33,73474.2%−6%

02Emporia, VAVA5,44764.3%+15%

03Greensville County, VAVA11,18155.9%−6%

04Franklin, VAVA8,47854.8%+5%

05Sussex County, VAVA10,75554.1%−13%

06Brunswick County, VAVA15,72751.5%−9%

07Danville, VAVA41,64750.5%+15%

08Portsmouth, VAVA96,77750.2%−0%

09Hampton, VAVA137,31548.1%+9%

10Martinsville, VAVA13,84943.9%+4%

11Hopewell, VAVA23,26141.6%+25%

12Suffolk, VAVA104,69941.6%−4%

13Newport News, VAVA183,23040.6%+5%

14Richmond, VAVA237,25740.6%−29%

15Charles City County, VAVA6,62340.5%−26%

16Surry County, VAVA6,60339.0%−24%

17Norfolk, VAVA231,01338.9%−11%

18Essex County, VAVA10,65436.8%−5%

19Nottoway County, VAVA15,79636.2%−10%

20Halifax County, VAVA33,44734.3%−9%

21Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74732.4%−17%

22Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05832.4%−16%

23Prince George County, VAVA43,93630.9%−4%

24Buckingham County, VAVA17,13730.6%−21%

25Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89629.8%−11%

26Northampton County, VAVA11,87929.6%−31%

27Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39129.5%−17%

28Cumberland County, VAVA10,35229.4%−21%

29Southampton County, VAVA18,11029.2%−32%

30Henrico County, VAVA342,77529.1%+19%

31Chesapeake, VAVA255,33228.5%+1%

32Roanoke, VAVA99,11127.7%+4%

33Accomack County, VAVA33,85927.1%−14%

34Lynchburg, VAVA81,34727.0%−9%

35Richmond County, VAVA9,29426.8%−19%

36Lancaster County, VAVA10,99525.5%−11%

37Charlotte County, VAVA11,40124.7%−25%

38Caroline County, VAVA34,41323.7%−31%

39Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71523.2%−25%

40Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14822.8%+30%

41Henry County, VAVA49,24222.1%−2%

42King and Queen County, VAVA6,74321.9%−38%

43Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32121.3%−21%

44Alexandria, VAVA160,66221.0%−5%

45Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49020.3%−14%

46Prince William County, VAVA502,96619.6%+6%

47Amelia County, VAVA13,63219.5%−30%

48Stafford County, VAVA170,80319.5%+63%

49Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39319.4%−4%

50Northumberland County, VAVA12,55719.1%−28%

51Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73818.7%+203%

52Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73718.2%−2%

53Amherst County, VAVA31,96216.9%−14%

54Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38816.7%+36%

55Appomattox County, VAVA17,17215.9%−31%

56Middlesex County, VAVA10,84115.8%−22%

57Charlottesville, VAVA44,38815.5%−30%

58King William County, VAVA19,61715.0%−34%

59King George County, VAVA29,64614.9%−20%

60Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.3%+8%

61Campbell County, VAVA55,62914.2%−3%

62Goochland County, VAVA29,18713.7%−46%

63Manassas Park, VAVA16,56013.6%+25%

64New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.2%−18%

65York County, VAVA71,37413.0%−2%

66Covington, VAVA5,68012.7%−4%

67Culpeper County, VAVA57,66612.5%−31%

68James City County, VAVA83,32612.4%−13%

69Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97511.8%−36%

70Manassas, VAVA44,33211.8%−7%

71Louisa County, VAVA42,92411.5%−46%

72Nelson County, VAVA14,92011.0%−25%

73Waynesboro, VAVA23,95110.9%+10%

74Staunton, VAVA26,80110.3%−26%

75Orange County, VAVA40,08310.1%−27%

76Mathews County, VAVA8,5299.7%−14%

77Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8739.4%+13%

78Arlington County, VAVA243,9319.3%+2%

79Radford, VAVA17,2439.2%+15%

80Albemarle County, VAVA118,3569.0%−6%

81Madison County, VAVA14,2378.9%−22%

82Salem, VAVA25,8168.7%+48%

83Hanover County, VAVA116,4238.3%−11%

84Gloucester County, VAVA40,0978.1%−21%

85Winchester, VAVA28,2727.7%−26%

86Loudoun County, VAVA449,7497.5%+10%

87Greene County, VAVA21,9587.4%+15%

88Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8397.2%+28%

89Powhatan County, VAVA32,5917.2%−58%

90Franklin County, VAVA55,5266.8%−27%

91Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506.4%+94%

92Fairfax, VAVA26,7726.3%+32%

93Bedford County, VAVA83,0596.3%+1%

94Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.3%−28%

95Lexington, VAVA7,7695.8%−44%

96Bristol, VAVA16,4185.8%+5%

97Grayson County, VAVA15,2305.5%−19%

98Clarke County, VAVA15,6095.4%−20%

99Alleghany County, VAVA14,5465.2%+116%

100Warren County, VAVA42,7405.0%+5%

101Patrick County, VAVA17,4245.0%−17%

102Galax, VAVA6,6704.9%−18%

103Wise County, VAVA34,8244.7%+169%

104Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.4%−20%

105Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.4%+69%

106Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.3%+19%

107Lee County, VAVA21,6424.2%+867%

108Bland County, VAVA6,1513.9%−5%

109Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.8%+7%

110Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.8%+45%

111Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4393.6%−33%

112Falls Church, VAVA15,1593.5%+14%

113Bath County, VAVA4,0763.4%−46%

114Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.0%+35%

115Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392.9%+156%

116Giles County, VAVA16,5642.7%+71%

117Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.6%−12%

118Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.6%−27%

119Floyd County, VAVA15,7892.5%+27%

120Norton, VAVA3,4772.2%−63%

121Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.2%−22%

122Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.2%+69%

123Page County, VAVA23,7622.1%−3%

124Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.0%+11%

125Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.0%−57%

126Poquoson, VAVA13,2921.9%+179%

127Washington County, VAVA53,8981.8%+38%

128Scott County, VAVA21,2001.3%+118%

129Russell County, VAVA25,3321.1%−64%

130Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.0%+176%

131Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.2%−45%

132Craig County, VAVA4,8000.1%−65%

133Highland County, VAVA2,3180.0%−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES