RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest Black population share, Virginia counties · 2000

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 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 1990

01Petersburg, VAVA33,73478.6%+6.5 pts

02Sussex County, VAVA10,75562.0%+3.7 pts

03Greensville County, VAVA11,18159.5%+3.6 pts

04Richmond, VAVA237,25756.9%+1.5 pts

05Brunswick County, VAVA15,72756.6%−1.8 pts

06Emporia, VAVA5,44756.0%+10.1 pts

07Charles City County, VAVA6,62354.8%−8.5 pts

08Franklin, VAVA8,47852.1%−1.1 pts

09Surry County, VAVA6,60351.4%−4.1 pts

10Portsmouth, VAVA96,77750.3%+3.0 pts

11Hampton, VAVA137,31544.2%+5.3 pts

12Danville, VAVA41,64743.9%+7.1 pts

13Norfolk, VAVA231,01343.6%+4.5 pts

14Suffolk, VAVA104,69943.2%−1.2 pts

15Northampton County, VAVA11,87942.8%−3.5 pts

16Southampton County, VAVA18,11042.7%−2.2 pts

17Martinsville, VAVA13,84942.2%+5.2 pts

18Nottoway County, VAVA15,79640.4%−1.0 pts

19Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74738.9%+0.5 pts

20Buckingham County, VAVA17,13738.9%−2.0 pts

21Essex County, VAVA10,65438.8%+1.2 pts

22Newport News, VAVA183,23038.6%+5.1 pts

23Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05838.4%+0.6 pts

24Halifax County, VAVA33,44737.9%−1.5 pts

25Cumberland County, VAVA10,35237.1%−1.4 pts

26Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39135.6%−0.4 pts

27King and Queen County, VAVA6,74335.5%−6.3 pts

28Caroline County, VAVA34,41334.2%−3.7 pts

29Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89633.5%−2.2 pts

30Hopewell, VAVA23,26133.2%+7.5 pts

31Richmond County, VAVA9,29433.1%+3.2 pts

32Charlotte County, VAVA11,40132.8%−3.8 pts

33Prince George County, VAVA43,93632.1%+2.9 pts

34Accomack County, VAVA33,85931.4%−3.0 pts

35Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71530.7%−2.4 pts

36Lynchburg, VAVA81,34729.6%+3.0 pts

37Lancaster County, VAVA10,99528.7%−1.6 pts

38Chesapeake, VAVA255,33228.3%+0.9 pts

39Amelia County, VAVA13,63227.9%−4.0 pts

40Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32127.1%−4.6 pts

41Roanoke, VAVA99,11126.6%+2.4 pts

42Northumberland County, VAVA12,55726.4%−2.9 pts

43Goochland County, VAVA29,18725.5%−4.4 pts

44Henrico County, VAVA342,77524.5%+4.4 pts

45Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49023.5%−3.3 pts

46Appomattox County, VAVA17,17222.9%−0.1 pts

47King William County, VAVA19,61722.6%−7.7 pts

48Henry County, VAVA49,24222.6%−0.6 pts

49Alexandria, VAVA160,66222.2%+0.1 pts

50Charlottesville, VAVA44,38822.0%+0.6 pts

51Louisa County, VAVA42,92421.5%−4.3 pts

52Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39320.1%−1.5 pts

53Middlesex County, VAVA10,84120.1%−4.6 pts

54Amherst County, VAVA31,96219.6%−0.5 pts

55King George County, VAVA29,64618.7%−1.4 pts

56Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73718.6%+4.7 pts

57Prince William County, VAVA502,96618.4%+6.9 pts

58Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97518.3%−4.6 pts

59Culpeper County, VAVA57,66618.1%+0.8 pts

60Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14817.6%+4.7 pts

61Powhatan County, VAVA32,59116.9%−4.6 pts

62New Kent County, VAVA28,02216.1%−4.4 pts

63Nelson County, VAVA14,92014.8%−4.0 pts

64Campbell County, VAVA55,62914.6%+0.2 pts

65James City County, VAVA83,32614.3%−4.2 pts

66Staunton, VAVA26,80113.9%+1.3 pts

67Orange County, VAVA40,08313.7%−0.6 pts

68Williamsburg, VAVA15,86113.3%−2.0 pts

69York County, VAVA71,37413.2%−2.0 pts

70Covington, VAVA5,68013.1%−0.7 pts

71Manassas, VAVA44,33212.6%+2.3 pts

72Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38812.3%+1.5 pts

73Stafford County, VAVA170,80311.9%+5.0 pts

74Madison County, VAVA14,23711.4%−2.8 pts

75Mathews County, VAVA8,52911.3%−2.8 pts

76Manassas Park, VAVA16,56010.8%+3.4 pts

77Winchester, VAVA28,27210.4%+0.4 pts

78Lexington, VAVA7,76910.4%−1.3 pts

79Gloucester County, VAVA40,09710.2%−0.8 pts

80Waynesboro, VAVA23,9519.9%+0.3 pts

81Albemarle County, VAVA118,3569.6%−0.5 pts

82Hanover County, VAVA116,4239.3%−0.6 pts

83Franklin County, VAVA55,5269.3%−1.5 pts

84Arlington County, VAVA243,9319.1%−1.4 pts

85Fauquier County, VAVA76,5038.7%−2.4 pts

86Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8738.4%+0.6 pts

87Radford, VAVA17,2438.0%+2.0 pts

88Loudoun County, VAVA449,7496.8%−0.5 pts

89Grayson County, VAVA15,2306.8%+3.6 pts

90Clarke County, VAVA15,6096.7%−2.1 pts

91Greene County, VAVA21,9586.4%−0.0 pts

92Bath County, VAVA4,0766.3%+1.0 pts

93Bedford County, VAVA83,0596.2%−1.7 pts

94Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7386.2%+5.8 pts

95Patrick County, VAVA17,4246.1%−1.1 pts

96Galax, VAVA6,6706.0%−0.0 pts

97Norton, VAVA3,4776.0%−0.2 pts

98Salem, VAVA25,8165.8%+1.5 pts

99Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8395.6%−1.0 pts

100Pulaski County, VAVA33,5865.5%−0.3 pts

101Bristol, VAVA16,4185.5%−0.4 pts

102Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4395.4%−2.1 pts

103Fairfax, VAVA26,7724.8%−0.4 pts

104Warren County, VAVA42,7404.8%+0.2 pts

105Buena Vista, VAVA6,6724.8%+0.4 pts

106Bland County, VAVA6,1514.1%+0.9 pts

107Augusta County, VAVA78,9403.6%−0.2 pts

108Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.6%−0.2 pts

109Botetourt County, VAVA34,1443.5%−0.6 pts

110Roanoke County, VAVA97,1503.3%+0.7 pts

111Falls Church, VAVA15,1593.1%+0.3 pts

112Russell County, VAVA25,3323.0%+2.4 pts

113Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.9%+0.3 pts

114Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.8%−1.3 pts

115Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922.6%+2.4 pts

116Frederick County, VAVA99,9552.6%+0.9 pts

117Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462.4%−0.2 pts

118Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.3%−0.3 pts

119Page County, VAVA23,7622.2%+0.1 pts

120Floyd County, VAVA15,7892.0%−0.5 pts

121Smyth County, VAVA28,8821.8%−0.1 pts

122Wise County, VAVA34,8241.8%+0.0 pts

123Giles County, VAVA16,5641.6%−0.0 pts

124Washington County, VAVA53,8981.3%+0.0 pts

125Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161.3%−0.2 pts

126Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.1%−0.1 pts

127Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.7%+0.4 pts

128Scott County, VAVA21,2000.6%+0.1 pts

129Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.4%+0.1 pts

130Lee County, VAVA21,6420.4%+0.2 pts

131Dickenson County, VAVA13,2360.4%+0.1 pts

132Craig County, VAVA4,8000.2%+0.2 pts

133Highland County, VAVA2,3180.0%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS