RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest Black population share, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2010 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, VAVA33,73478.4%−0.2 pts

02Emporia, VAVA5,44762.2%+6.1 pts

03Greensville County, VAVA11,18159.6%+0.1 pts

04Sussex County, VAVA10,75557.9%−4.1 pts

05Brunswick County, VAVA15,72757.0%+0.5 pts

06Franklin, VAVA8,47856.7%+4.6 pts

07Portsmouth, VAVA96,77752.7%+2.4 pts

08Richmond, VAVA237,25750.1%−6.8 pts

09Hampton, VAVA137,31548.7%+4.4 pts

10Charles City County, VAVA6,62348.4%−6.4 pts

11Danville, VAVA41,64748.1%+4.2 pts

12Surry County, VAVA6,60345.9%−5.5 pts

13Martinsville, VAVA13,84944.8%+2.6 pts

14Suffolk, VAVA104,69942.3%−0.9 pts

15Norfolk, VAVA231,01342.2%−1.4 pts

16Newport News, VAVA183,23039.7%+1.1 pts

17Nottoway County, VAVA15,79639.0%−1.4 pts

18Essex County, VAVA10,65437.9%−1.0 pts

19Southampton County, VAVA18,11037.1%−5.6 pts

20Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74736.5%−2.3 pts

21Halifax County, VAVA33,44736.5%−1.4 pts

22Hopewell, VAVA23,26136.4%+3.2 pts

23Northampton County, VAVA11,87936.2%−6.5 pts

24Buckingham County, VAVA17,13734.9%−4.0 pts

25Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05834.5%−3.9 pts

26Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39132.8%−2.8 pts

27Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89632.6%−0.9 pts

28Cumberland County, VAVA10,35232.4%−4.8 pts

29Prince George County, VAVA43,93631.2%−0.8 pts

30Richmond County, VAVA9,29430.2%−2.9 pts

31Charlotte County, VAVA11,40129.7%−3.1 pts

32Chesapeake, VAVA255,33229.3%+1.0 pts

33Henrico County, VAVA342,77529.1%+4.6 pts

34Lynchburg, VAVA81,34729.1%−0.5 pts

35Caroline County, VAVA34,41329.1%−5.1 pts

36King and Queen County, VAVA6,74328.4%−7.1 pts

37Roanoke, VAVA99,11128.1%+1.5 pts

38Accomack County, VAVA33,85927.9%−3.5 pts

39Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71527.8%−2.9 pts

40Lancaster County, VAVA10,99527.8%−0.9 pts

41Northumberland County, VAVA12,55725.2%−1.2 pts

42Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32124.5%−2.5 pts

43Amelia County, VAVA13,63223.0%−4.9 pts

44Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39322.1%+2.0 pts

45Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49022.0%−1.5 pts

46Henry County, VAVA49,24221.8%−0.8 pts

47Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14821.6%+3.9 pts

48Alexandria, VAVA160,66221.3%−0.9 pts

49Appomattox County, VAVA17,17220.0%−2.8 pts

50Prince William County, VAVA502,96619.5%+1.1 pts

51Charlottesville, VAVA44,38819.2%−2.8 pts

52Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.1%−6.4 pts

53Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73719.0%+0.4 pts

54Amherst County, VAVA31,96218.9%−0.8 pts

55Middlesex County, VAVA10,84117.8%−2.3 pts

56King George County, VAVA29,64617.7%−1.0 pts

57King William County, VAVA19,61717.6%−5.0 pts

58Louisa County, VAVA42,92417.6%−3.9 pts

59Stafford County, VAVA170,80316.5%+4.6 pts

60Culpeper County, VAVA57,66615.4%−2.6 pts

61Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97515.2%−3.0 pts

62Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38814.9%+2.6 pts

63Campbell County, VAVA55,62914.1%−0.5 pts

64Williamsburg, VAVA15,86113.6%+0.4 pts

65Powhatan County, VAVA32,59113.5%−3.4 pts

66New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.4%−2.7 pts

67York County, VAVA71,37413.1%−0.1 pts

68Manassas, VAVA44,33213.0%+0.4 pts

69James City County, VAVA83,32612.9%−1.3 pts

70Nelson County, VAVA14,92012.9%−1.9 pts

71Orange County, VAVA40,08312.6%−1.2 pts

72Manassas Park, VAVA16,56012.5%+1.7 pts

73Covington, VAVA5,68012.4%−0.7 pts

74Staunton, VAVA26,80112.0%−1.8 pts

75Winchester, VAVA28,27210.6%+0.2 pts

76Waynesboro, VAVA23,95110.4%+0.4 pts

77Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7389.9%+3.8 pts

78Madison County, VAVA14,2379.7%−1.7 pts

79Albemarle County, VAVA118,3569.6%+0.0 pts

80Lexington, VAVA7,7699.5%−0.9 pts

81Hanover County, VAVA116,4239.2%−0.1 pts

82Mathews County, VAVA8,5299.2%−2.1 pts

83Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8738.9%+0.5 pts

84Gloucester County, VAVA40,0978.6%−1.7 pts

85Arlington County, VAVA243,9318.2%−0.9 pts

86Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.1%−1.2 pts

87Fauquier County, VAVA76,5038.0%−0.7 pts

88Radford, VAVA17,2437.7%−0.3 pts

89Loudoun County, VAVA449,7497.0%+0.2 pts

90Salem, VAVA25,8167.0%+1.1 pts

91Norton, VAVA3,4776.3%+0.3 pts

92Greene County, VAVA21,9586.3%−0.1 pts

93Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8396.0%+0.4 pts

94Patrick County, VAVA17,4245.9%−0.2 pts

95Galax, VAVA6,6705.8%−0.2 pts

96Bedford County, VAVA83,0595.7%−0.5 pts

97Bristol, VAVA16,4185.6%+0.1 pts

98Clarke County, VAVA15,6095.3%−1.4 pts

99Buena Vista, VAVA6,6725.2%+0.4 pts

100Wise County, VAVA34,8245.1%+3.3 pts

101Pulaski County, VAVA33,5865.0%−0.5 pts

102Roanoke County, VAVA97,1505.0%+1.6 pts

103Alleghany County, VAVA14,5464.6%+2.2 pts

104Fairfax, VAVA26,7724.6%−0.2 pts

105Warren County, VAVA42,7404.5%−0.2 pts

106Bath County, VAVA4,0764.5%−1.8 pts

107Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4394.3%−1.0 pts

108Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.2%+1.1 pts

109Frederick County, VAVA99,9553.9%+1.3 pts

110Augusta County, VAVA78,9403.9%+0.3 pts

111Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.8%+0.3 pts

112Lee County, VAVA21,6423.6%+3.1 pts

113Bland County, VAVA6,1513.3%−0.8 pts

114Botetourt County, VAVA34,1443.0%−0.5 pts

115Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.0%+0.7 pts

116Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.8%−0.0 pts

117Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.6%−0.3 pts

118Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922.5%−0.1 pts

119Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.0%−4.7 pts

120Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.0%+0.1 pts

121Page County, VAVA23,7621.9%−0.3 pts

122Floyd County, VAVA15,7891.8%−0.2 pts

123Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.7%+0.5 pts

124Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161.6%+0.3 pts

125Giles County, VAVA16,5641.5%−0.1 pts

126Washington County, VAVA53,8981.3%−0.1 pts

127Russell County, VAVA25,3320.8%−2.3 pts

128Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.6%−0.0 pts

129Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.6%+0.1 pts

130Scott County, VAVA21,2000.6%−0.0 pts

131Dickenson County, VAVA13,2360.3%−0.0 pts

132Highland County, VAVA2,3180.3%+0.2 pts

133Craig County, VAVA4,8000.1%−0.1 pts

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