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%−4.4 pts

02Emporia, VAVA5,44764.3%+8.3 pts

03Greensville County, VAVA11,18155.9%−3.6 pts

04Franklin, VAVA8,47854.8%+2.7 pts

05Sussex County, VAVA10,75554.1%−7.9 pts

06Brunswick County, VAVA15,72751.5%−5.0 pts

07Danville, VAVA41,64750.5%+6.5 pts

08Portsmouth, VAVA96,77750.2%−0.1 pts

09Hampton, VAVA137,31548.1%+3.9 pts

10Martinsville, VAVA13,84943.9%+1.8 pts

11Hopewell, VAVA23,26141.6%+8.4 pts

12Suffolk, VAVA104,69941.6%−1.7 pts

13Newport News, VAVA183,23040.6%+2.0 pts

14Richmond, VAVA237,25740.6%−16.3 pts

15Charles City County, VAVA6,62340.5%−14.2 pts

16Surry County, VAVA6,60339.0%−12.4 pts

17Norfolk, VAVA231,01338.9%−4.7 pts

18Essex County, VAVA10,65436.8%−2.0 pts

19Nottoway County, VAVA15,79636.2%−4.2 pts

20Halifax County, VAVA33,44734.3%−3.6 pts

21Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74732.4%−6.5 pts

22Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05832.4%−6.0 pts

23Prince George County, VAVA43,93630.9%−1.2 pts

24Buckingham County, VAVA17,13730.6%−8.3 pts

25Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89629.8%−3.7 pts

26Northampton County, VAVA11,87929.6%−13.1 pts

27Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39129.5%−6.1 pts

28Cumberland County, VAVA10,35229.4%−7.7 pts

29Southampton County, VAVA18,11029.2%−13.5 pts

30Henrico County, VAVA342,77529.1%+4.6 pts

31Chesapeake, VAVA255,33228.5%+0.1 pts

32Roanoke, VAVA99,11127.7%+1.1 pts

33Accomack County, VAVA33,85927.1%−4.3 pts

34Lynchburg, VAVA81,34727.0%−2.5 pts

35Richmond County, VAVA9,29426.8%−6.3 pts

36Lancaster County, VAVA10,99525.5%−3.2 pts

37Charlotte County, VAVA11,40124.7%−8.1 pts

38Caroline County, VAVA34,41323.7%−10.5 pts

39Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71523.2%−7.5 pts

40Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14822.8%+5.2 pts

41Henry County, VAVA49,24222.1%−0.5 pts

42King and Queen County, VAVA6,74321.9%−13.6 pts

43Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32121.3%−5.8 pts

44Alexandria, VAVA160,66221.0%−1.2 pts

45Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49020.3%−3.2 pts

46Prince William County, VAVA502,96619.6%+1.1 pts

47Amelia County, VAVA13,63219.5%−8.4 pts

48Stafford County, VAVA170,80319.5%+7.5 pts

49Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39319.4%−0.7 pts

50Northumberland County, VAVA12,55719.1%−7.3 pts

51Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73818.7%+12.5 pts

52Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73718.2%−0.4 pts

53Amherst County, VAVA31,96216.9%−2.7 pts

54Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38816.7%+4.4 pts

55Appomattox County, VAVA17,17215.9%−7.0 pts

56Middlesex County, VAVA10,84115.8%−4.3 pts

57Charlottesville, VAVA44,38815.5%−6.5 pts

58King William County, VAVA19,61715.0%−7.6 pts

59King George County, VAVA29,64614.9%−3.8 pts

60Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.3%+1.0 pts

61Campbell County, VAVA55,62914.2%−0.5 pts

62Goochland County, VAVA29,18713.7%−11.8 pts

63Manassas Park, VAVA16,56013.6%+2.7 pts

64New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.2%−2.9 pts

65York County, VAVA71,37413.0%−0.2 pts

66Covington, VAVA5,68012.7%−0.5 pts

67Culpeper County, VAVA57,66612.5%−5.6 pts

68James City County, VAVA83,32612.4%−1.9 pts

69Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97511.8%−6.5 pts

70Manassas, VAVA44,33211.8%−0.8 pts

71Louisa County, VAVA42,92411.5%−10.0 pts

72Nelson County, VAVA14,92011.0%−3.8 pts

73Waynesboro, VAVA23,95110.9%+1.0 pts

74Staunton, VAVA26,80110.3%−3.6 pts

75Orange County, VAVA40,08310.1%−3.7 pts

76Mathews County, VAVA8,5299.7%−1.6 pts

77Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8739.4%+1.0 pts

78Arlington County, VAVA243,9319.3%+0.2 pts

79Radford, VAVA17,2439.2%+1.2 pts

80Albemarle County, VAVA118,3569.0%−0.6 pts

81Madison County, VAVA14,2378.9%−2.5 pts

82Salem, VAVA25,8168.7%+2.8 pts

83Hanover County, VAVA116,4238.3%−1.0 pts

84Gloucester County, VAVA40,0978.1%−2.1 pts

85Winchester, VAVA28,2727.7%−2.7 pts

86Loudoun County, VAVA449,7497.5%+0.7 pts

87Greene County, VAVA21,9587.4%+0.9 pts

88Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8397.2%+1.6 pts

89Powhatan County, VAVA32,5917.2%−9.7 pts

90Franklin County, VAVA55,5266.8%−2.5 pts

91Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506.4%+3.1 pts

92Fairfax, VAVA26,7726.3%+1.5 pts

93Bedford County, VAVA83,0596.3%+0.1 pts

94Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.3%−2.5 pts

95Lexington, VAVA7,7695.8%−4.6 pts

96Bristol, VAVA16,4185.8%+0.3 pts

97Grayson County, VAVA15,2305.5%−1.3 pts

98Clarke County, VAVA15,6095.4%−1.3 pts

99Alleghany County, VAVA14,5465.2%+2.8 pts

100Warren County, VAVA42,7405.0%+0.3 pts

101Patrick County, VAVA17,4245.0%−1.0 pts

102Galax, VAVA6,6704.9%−1.1 pts

103Wise County, VAVA34,8244.7%+3.0 pts

104Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.4%−1.1 pts

105Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.4%+1.8 pts

106Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.3%+0.7 pts

107Lee County, VAVA21,6424.2%+3.8 pts

108Bland County, VAVA6,1513.9%−0.2 pts

109Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.8%+0.3 pts

110Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.8%+1.2 pts

111Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4393.6%−1.8 pts

112Falls Church, VAVA15,1593.5%+0.4 pts

113Bath County, VAVA4,0763.4%−2.9 pts

114Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.0%+0.8 pts

115Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392.9%+1.8 pts

116Giles County, VAVA16,5642.7%+1.1 pts

117Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.6%−0.3 pts

118Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.6%−0.9 pts

119Floyd County, VAVA15,7892.5%+0.5 pts

120Norton, VAVA3,4772.2%−3.8 pts

121Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.2%−0.6 pts

122Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.2%+0.9 pts

123Page County, VAVA23,7622.1%−0.1 pts

124Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.0%+0.2 pts

125Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.0%−2.7 pts

126Poquoson, VAVA13,2921.9%+1.2 pts

127Washington County, VAVA53,8981.8%+0.5 pts

128Scott County, VAVA21,2001.3%+0.7 pts

129Russell County, VAVA25,3321.1%−2.0 pts

130Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.0%+0.6 pts

131Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.2%−0.2 pts

132Craig County, VAVA4,8000.1%−0.1 pts

133Highland County, VAVA2,3180.0%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES