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Highest Black population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2020 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, VAVA33,73473.3%−7%

02Emporia, VAVA5,44763.0%+12%

03Greensville County, VAVA11,18158.1%−2%

04Franklin, VAVA8,47856.4%+8%

05Brunswick County, VAVA15,72754.1%−4%

06Sussex County, VAVA10,75553.2%−14%

07Portsmouth, VAVA96,77752.7%+5%

08Danville, VAVA41,64751.0%+16%

09Hampton, VAVA137,31548.6%+10%

10Martinsville, VAVA13,84944.8%+6%

11Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39142.1%+18%

12Hopewell, VAVA23,26142.1%+27%

13Charles City County, VAVA6,62341.9%−24%

14Suffolk, VAVA104,69941.6%−4%

15Newport News, VAVA183,23041.3%+7%

16Surry County, VAVA6,60341.0%−20%

17Richmond, VAVA237,25739.9%−30%

18Norfolk, VAVA231,01339.3%−10%

19Nottoway County, VAVA15,79636.9%−9%

20Williamsburg, VAVA15,86136.6%+176%

21Essex County, VAVA10,65435.3%−9%

22Halifax County, VAVA33,44734.5%−9%

23Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74734.2%−12%

24Southampton County, VAVA18,11032.8%−23%

25Buckingham County, VAVA17,13732.0%−18%

26Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05831.6%−18%

27Northampton County, VAVA11,87930.6%−29%

28Prince George County, VAVA43,93629.5%−8%

29Cumberland County, VAVA10,35229.1%−22%

30Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89629.0%−13%

31Henrico County, VAVA342,77528.8%+17%

32Chesapeake, VAVA255,33228.4%+0%

33Charlotte County, VAVA11,40127.2%−17%

34Richmond County, VAVA9,29427.1%−18%

35Roanoke, VAVA99,11127.1%+2%

36Lancaster County, VAVA10,99527.0%−6%

37Lynchburg, VAVA81,34726.9%−9%

38Accomack County, VAVA33,85925.9%−18%

39Caroline County, VAVA34,41324.7%−28%

40Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71524.2%−21%

41King and Queen County, VAVA6,74323.6%−33%

42Northumberland County, VAVA12,55722.6%−14%

43Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14822.4%+27%

44Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32122.2%−18%

45Henry County, VAVA49,24221.7%−4%

46Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39321.3%+6%

47Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49020.4%−13%

48Prince William County, VAVA502,96619.7%+7%

49Alexandria, VAVA160,66219.6%−11%

50Amelia County, VAVA13,63219.2%−31%

51Stafford County, VAVA170,80318.8%+58%

52Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73718.0%−3%

53Appomattox County, VAVA17,17217.8%−22%

54Amherst County, VAVA31,96217.1%−13%

55Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38816.0%+30%

56Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73815.7%+154%

57Charlottesville, VAVA44,38815.1%−31%

58King George County, VAVA29,64614.7%−21%

59King William County, VAVA19,61714.5%−36%

60Middlesex County, VAVA10,84114.3%−29%

61Louisa County, VAVA42,92414.3%−34%

62Campbell County, VAVA55,62913.9%−5%

63Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.5%−26%

64Radford, VAVA17,24313.2%+65%

65Goochland County, VAVA29,18713.2%−48%

66James City County, VAVA83,32612.6%−12%

67Covington, VAVA5,68012.5%−5%

68York County, VAVA71,37412.3%−7%

69Culpeper County, VAVA57,66612.3%−32%

70Manassas Park, VAVA16,56012.1%+11%

71Orange County, VAVA40,08311.9%−14%

72New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.8%−26%

73Waynesboro, VAVA23,95111.8%+19%

74Manassas, VAVA44,33211.5%−9%

75Staunton, VAVA26,80111.2%−19%

76Nelson County, VAVA14,92010.3%−30%

77Winchester, VAVA28,27210.0%−4%

78Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8739.4%+12%

79Hanover County, VAVA116,4238.8%−5%

80Albemarle County, VAVA118,3568.7%−9%

81Arlington County, VAVA243,9318.5%−6%

82Powhatan County, VAVA32,5918.2%−52%

83Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.7%−31%

84Madison County, VAVA14,2377.6%−33%

85Salem, VAVA25,8167.5%+29%

86Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8397.5%+35%

87Franklin County, VAVA55,5267.1%−24%

88Loudoun County, VAVA449,7497.1%+4%

89Greene County, VAVA21,9587.0%+9%

90Gloucester County, VAVA40,0977.0%−32%

91Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.9%−21%

92Lexington, VAVA7,7696.2%−40%

93Bedford County, VAVA83,0596.1%−2%

94Bristol, VAVA16,4185.9%+7%

95Roanoke County, VAVA97,1505.8%+75%

96Grayson County, VAVA15,2305.8%−15%

97Galax, VAVA6,6705.3%−13%

98Wise County, VAVA34,8244.9%+178%

99Norton, VAVA3,4774.9%−19%

100Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.8%−13%

101Patrick County, VAVA17,4244.7%−22%

102Alleghany County, VAVA14,5464.4%+83%

103Fairfax, VAVA26,7724.4%−10%

104Buena Vista, VAVA6,6724.4%−9%

105Warren County, VAVA42,7404.2%−12%

106Montgomery County, VAVA98,4344.1%+13%

107Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.0%+11%

108Frederick County, VAVA99,9553.9%+52%

109Lee County, VAVA21,6423.9%+797%

110Clarke County, VAVA15,6093.8%−43%

111Falls Church, VAVA15,1593.8%+22%

112Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.0%+15%

113Bath County, VAVA4,0762.7%−57%

114Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4392.7%−50%

115Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.7%−23%

116Bland County, VAVA6,1512.7%−36%

117Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.5%−15%

118Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.5%−12%

119Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.4%+5%

120Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392.3%+105%

121Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.1%+65%

122Page County, VAVA23,7621.8%−15%

123Floyd County, VAVA15,7891.5%−23%

124Giles County, VAVA16,5641.4%−10%

125Smyth County, VAVA28,8821.4%−25%

126Washington County, VAVA53,8981.2%−8%

127Russell County, VAVA25,3320.9%−72%

128Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.9%+27%

129Scott County, VAVA21,2000.6%+6%

130Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.6%+27%

131Dickenson County, VAVA13,2360.3%−4%

132Craig County, VAVA4,8000.2%+27%

133Highland County, VAVA2,3180.1%+127%

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