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%

02Emporia, VAVA5,44762.2%+11%

03Greensville County, VAVA11,18159.6%+0%

04Sussex County, VAVA10,75557.9%−7%

05Brunswick County, VAVA15,72757.0%+1%

06Franklin, VAVA8,47856.7%+9%

07Portsmouth, VAVA96,77752.7%+5%

08Richmond, VAVA237,25750.1%−12%

09Hampton, VAVA137,31548.7%+10%

10Charles City County, VAVA6,62348.4%−12%

11Danville, VAVA41,64748.1%+10%

12Surry County, VAVA6,60345.9%−11%

13Martinsville, VAVA13,84944.8%+6%

14Suffolk, VAVA104,69942.3%−2%

15Norfolk, VAVA231,01342.2%−3%

16Newport News, VAVA183,23039.7%+3%

17Nottoway County, VAVA15,79639.0%−4%

18Essex County, VAVA10,65437.9%−2%

19Southampton County, VAVA18,11037.1%−13%

20Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74736.5%−6%

21Halifax County, VAVA33,44736.5%−4%

22Hopewell, VAVA23,26136.4%+10%

23Northampton County, VAVA11,87936.2%−15%

24Buckingham County, VAVA17,13734.9%−10%

25Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05834.5%−10%

26Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39132.8%−8%

27Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89632.6%−3%

28Cumberland County, VAVA10,35232.4%−13%

29Prince George County, VAVA43,93631.2%−3%

30Richmond County, VAVA9,29430.2%−9%

31Charlotte County, VAVA11,40129.7%−9%

32Chesapeake, VAVA255,33229.3%+4%

33Henrico County, VAVA342,77529.1%+19%

34Lynchburg, VAVA81,34729.1%−2%

35Caroline County, VAVA34,41329.1%−15%

36King and Queen County, VAVA6,74328.4%−20%

37Roanoke, VAVA99,11128.1%+6%

38Accomack County, VAVA33,85927.9%−11%

39Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71527.8%−10%

40Lancaster County, VAVA10,99527.8%−3%

41Northumberland County, VAVA12,55725.2%−5%

42Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32124.5%−9%

43Amelia County, VAVA13,63223.0%−17%

44Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39322.1%+10%

45Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49022.0%−7%

46Henry County, VAVA49,24221.8%−4%

47Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14821.6%+22%

48Alexandria, VAVA160,66221.3%−4%

49Appomattox County, VAVA17,17220.0%−12%

50Prince William County, VAVA502,96619.5%+6%

51Charlottesville, VAVA44,38819.2%−13%

52Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.1%−25%

53Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73719.0%+2%

54Amherst County, VAVA31,96218.9%−4%

55Middlesex County, VAVA10,84117.8%−11%

56King George County, VAVA29,64617.7%−5%

57King William County, VAVA19,61717.6%−22%

58Louisa County, VAVA42,92417.6%−18%

59Stafford County, VAVA170,80316.5%+38%

60Culpeper County, VAVA57,66615.4%−14%

61Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97515.2%−17%

62Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38814.9%+21%

63Campbell County, VAVA55,62914.1%−3%

64Williamsburg, VAVA15,86113.6%+3%

65Powhatan County, VAVA32,59113.5%−20%

66New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.4%−17%

67York County, VAVA71,37413.1%−1%

68Manassas, VAVA44,33213.0%+3%

69James City County, VAVA83,32612.9%−9%

70Nelson County, VAVA14,92012.9%−13%

71Orange County, VAVA40,08312.6%−9%

72Manassas Park, VAVA16,56012.5%+15%

73Covington, VAVA5,68012.4%−5%

74Staunton, VAVA26,80112.0%−13%

75Winchester, VAVA28,27210.6%+2%

76Waynesboro, VAVA23,95110.4%+4%

77Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7389.9%+61%

78Madison County, VAVA14,2379.7%−15%

79Albemarle County, VAVA118,3569.6%+0%

80Lexington, VAVA7,7699.5%−9%

81Hanover County, VAVA116,4239.2%−1%

82Mathews County, VAVA8,5299.2%−19%

83Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8738.9%+6%

84Gloucester County, VAVA40,0978.6%−16%

85Arlington County, VAVA243,9318.2%−10%

86Franklin County, VAVA55,5268.1%−13%

87Fauquier County, VAVA76,5038.0%−8%

88Radford, VAVA17,2437.7%−4%

89Loudoun County, VAVA449,7497.0%+3%

90Salem, VAVA25,8167.0%+20%

91Norton, VAVA3,4776.3%+5%

92Greene County, VAVA21,9586.3%−2%

93Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8396.0%+6%

94Patrick County, VAVA17,4245.9%−3%

95Galax, VAVA6,6705.8%−4%

96Bedford County, VAVA83,0595.7%−8%

97Bristol, VAVA16,4185.6%+2%

98Clarke County, VAVA15,6095.3%−21%

99Buena Vista, VAVA6,6725.2%+9%

100Wise County, VAVA34,8245.1%+190%

101Pulaski County, VAVA33,5865.0%−10%

102Roanoke County, VAVA97,1505.0%+49%

103Alleghany County, VAVA14,5464.6%+90%

104Fairfax, VAVA26,7724.6%−5%

105Warren County, VAVA42,7404.5%−5%

106Bath County, VAVA4,0764.5%−28%

107Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4394.3%−19%

108Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.2%+37%

109Frederick County, VAVA99,9553.9%+51%

110Augusta County, VAVA78,9403.9%+9%

111Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.8%+7%

112Lee County, VAVA21,6423.6%+714%

113Bland County, VAVA6,1513.3%−19%

114Botetourt County, VAVA34,1443.0%−15%

115Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.0%+31%

116Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.8%−2%

117Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.6%−11%

118Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922.5%−3%

119Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.0%−70%

120Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.0%+7%

121Page County, VAVA23,7621.9%−12%

122Floyd County, VAVA15,7891.8%−11%

123Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.7%+46%

124Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161.6%+24%

125Giles County, VAVA16,5641.5%−5%

126Washington County, VAVA53,8981.3%−5%

127Russell County, VAVA25,3320.8%−74%

128Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.6%−5%

129Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.6%+34%

130Scott County, VAVA21,2000.6%−0%

131Dickenson County, VAVA13,2360.3%−9%

132Highland County, VAVA2,3180.3%+556%

133Craig County, VAVA4,8000.1%−46%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS