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. The median across all 133 is 12.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clarke County, VA, up 12 places to #98.

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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

05▲1Sussex County, VAVA10,75554.1%−7.9 pts

06▼1Brunswick County, VAVA15,72751.5%−5.0 pts

07▲1Danville, VAVA41,64750.5%+6.5 pts

08▼1Portsmouth, VAVA96,77750.2%−0.1 pts

09Hampton, VAVA137,31548.1%+3.9 pts

10Martinsville, VAVA13,84943.9%+1.8 pts

11▲1Hopewell, VAVA23,26141.6%+8.4 pts

12▲2Suffolk, VAVA104,69941.6%−1.7 pts

13▲2Newport News, VAVA183,23040.6%+2.0 pts

14▲3Richmond, VAVA237,25740.6%−16.3 pts

15▼2Charles City County, VAVA6,62340.5%−14.2 pts

16Surry County, VAVA6,60339.0%−12.4 pts

17▲1Norfolk, VAVA231,01338.9%−4.7 pts

18▲3Essex County, VAVA10,65436.8%−2.0 pts

19Nottoway County, VAVA15,79636.2%−4.2 pts

20▲2Halifax County, VAVA33,44734.3%−3.6 pts

21▲2Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74732.4%−6.5 pts

22▲4Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05832.4%−6.0 pts

23▲5Prince George County, VAVA43,93630.9%−1.2 pts

24▲1Buckingham County, VAVA17,13730.6%−8.3 pts

25▲5Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89629.8%−3.7 pts

26▲1Northampton County, VAVA11,87929.6%−13.1 pts

27▼16Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39129.5%−6.1 pts

28▲1Cumberland County, VAVA10,35229.4%−7.7 pts

29▼5Southampton County, VAVA18,11029.2%−13.5 pts

30▲1Henrico County, VAVA342,77529.1%+4.6 pts

31▲1Chesapeake, VAVA255,33228.5%+0.1 pts

32▲3Roanoke, VAVA99,11127.7%+1.1 pts

33▲5Accomack County, VAVA33,85927.1%−4.3 pts

34▲3Lynchburg, VAVA81,34727.0%−2.5 pts

35▼1Richmond County, VAVA9,29426.8%−6.3 pts

36Lancaster County, VAVA10,99525.5%−3.2 pts

37▼4Charlotte County, VAVA11,40124.7%−8.1 pts

38▲1Caroline County, VAVA34,41323.7%−10.5 pts

39▲1Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71523.2%−7.5 pts

40▲3Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14822.8%+5.2 pts

41▲4Henry County, VAVA49,24222.1%−0.5 pts

42▼1King and Queen County, VAVA6,74321.9%−13.6 pts

43▲1Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32121.3%−5.8 pts

44▲5Alexandria, VAVA160,66221.0%−1.2 pts

45▲2Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49020.3%−3.2 pts

46▲2Prince William County, VAVA502,96619.6%+1.1 pts

47▲3Amelia County, VAVA13,63219.5%−8.4 pts

48▲3Stafford County, VAVA170,80319.5%+7.5 pts

49▼3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39319.4%−0.7 pts

50▼8Northumberland County, VAVA12,55719.1%−7.3 pts

51▲5Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73818.7%+12.5 pts

52Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73718.2%−0.4 pts

53▲1Amherst County, VAVA31,96216.9%−2.7 pts

54▲1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38816.7%+4.4 pts

55▼2Appomattox County, VAVA17,17215.9%−7.0 pts

56▲4Middlesex County, VAVA10,84115.8%−4.3 pts

57Charlottesville, VAVA44,38815.5%−6.5 pts

58▲1King William County, VAVA19,61715.0%−7.6 pts

59▼1King George County, VAVA29,64614.9%−3.8 pts

60▼40Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.3%+1.0 pts

61▲1Campbell County, VAVA55,62914.2%−0.5 pts

62▲3Goochland County, VAVA29,18713.7%−11.8 pts

63▲7Manassas Park, VAVA16,56013.6%+2.7 pts

64▲8New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.2%−2.9 pts

65▲3York County, VAVA71,37413.0%−0.2 pts

66▲1Covington, VAVA5,68012.7%−0.5 pts

67▲2Culpeper County, VAVA57,66612.5%−5.6 pts

68▼2James City County, VAVA83,32612.4%−1.9 pts

69▼6Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97511.8%−6.5 pts

70▲4Manassas, VAVA44,33211.8%−0.8 pts

71▼10Louisa County, VAVA42,92411.5%−10.0 pts

72▲4Nelson County, VAVA14,92011.0%−3.8 pts

73Waynesboro, VAVA23,95110.9%+1.0 pts

74▲1Staunton, VAVA26,80110.3%−3.6 pts

75▼4Orange County, VAVA40,08310.1%−3.7 pts

76▲7Mathews County, VAVA8,5299.7%−1.6 pts

77▲1Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8739.4%+1.0 pts

78▲3Arlington County, VAVA243,9319.3%+0.2 pts

79▼15Radford, VAVA17,2439.2%+1.2 pts

80Albemarle County, VAVA118,3569.0%−0.6 pts

81▲3Madison County, VAVA14,2378.9%−2.5 pts

82▲3Salem, VAVA25,8168.7%+2.8 pts

83▼4Hanover County, VAVA116,4238.3%−1.0 pts

84▲6Gloucester County, VAVA40,0978.1%−2.1 pts

85▼8Winchester, VAVA28,2727.7%−2.7 pts

86▲2Loudoun County, VAVA449,7497.5%+0.7 pts

87▲2Greene County, VAVA21,9587.4%+0.9 pts

88▼2Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8397.2%+1.6 pts

89▼7Powhatan County, VAVA32,5917.2%−9.7 pts

90▼3Franklin County, VAVA55,5266.8%−2.5 pts

91▲4Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506.4%+3.1 pts

92▲11Fairfax, VAVA26,7726.3%+1.5 pts

93Bedford County, VAVA83,0596.3%+0.1 pts

94▼3Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.3%−2.5 pts

95▼3Lexington, VAVA7,7695.8%−4.6 pts

96▼2Bristol, VAVA16,4185.8%+0.3 pts

97▼1Grayson County, VAVA15,2305.5%−1.3 pts

98▲12Clarke County, VAVA15,6095.4%−1.3 pts

99▲3Alleghany County, VAVA14,5465.2%+2.8 pts

100▲5Warren County, VAVA42,7405.0%+0.3 pts

101Patrick County, VAVA17,4245.0%−1.0 pts

102▼5Galax, VAVA6,6704.9%−1.1 pts

103▼5Wise County, VAVA34,8244.7%+3.0 pts

104▼4Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.4%−1.1 pts

105▲3Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.4%+1.8 pts

106▲1Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.3%+0.7 pts

107▲2Lee County, VAVA21,6424.2%+3.8 pts

108▲8Bland County, VAVA6,1513.9%−0.2 pts

109▼3Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.8%+0.3 pts

110▲2Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.8%+1.2 pts

111▲3Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4393.6%−1.8 pts

112▼1Falls Church, VAVA15,1593.5%+0.4 pts

113Bath County, VAVA4,0763.4%−2.9 pts

114▲5Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.0%+0.8 pts

115▲5Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392.9%+1.8 pts

116▲8Giles County, VAVA16,5642.7%+1.1 pts

117Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.6%−0.3 pts

118▼3Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.6%−0.9 pts

119▲4Floyd County, VAVA15,7892.5%+0.5 pts

120▼21Norton, VAVA3,4772.2%−3.8 pts

121▼3Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.2%−0.6 pts

122▼1Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.2%+0.9 pts

123▼1Page County, VAVA23,7622.1%−0.1 pts

124▲1Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.0%+0.2 pts

125▼21Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.0%−2.7 pts

126▲2Poquoson, VAVA13,2921.9%+1.2 pts

127▼1Washington County, VAVA53,8981.8%+0.5 pts

128▲1Scott County, VAVA21,2001.3%+0.7 pts

129▼2Russell County, VAVA25,3321.1%−2.0 pts

130▲1Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.0%+0.6 pts

131▼1Carroll 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES