RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

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%−5.3 pts

02Emporia, VAVA5,44763.0%+6.9 pts

03Greensville County, VAVA11,18158.1%−1.4 pts

04Franklin, VAVA8,47856.4%+4.2 pts

05Brunswick County, VAVA15,72754.1%−2.5 pts

06Sussex County, VAVA10,75553.2%−8.7 pts

07Portsmouth, VAVA96,77752.7%+2.4 pts

08Danville, VAVA41,64751.0%+7.1 pts

09Hampton, VAVA137,31548.6%+4.3 pts

10Martinsville, VAVA13,84944.8%+2.6 pts

11Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39142.1%+6.5 pts

12Hopewell, VAVA23,26142.1%+8.9 pts

13Charles City County, VAVA6,62341.9%−12.9 pts

14Suffolk, VAVA104,69941.6%−1.7 pts

15Newport News, VAVA183,23041.3%+2.7 pts

16Surry County, VAVA6,60341.0%−10.5 pts

17Richmond, VAVA237,25739.9%−16.9 pts

18Norfolk, VAVA231,01339.3%−4.3 pts

19Nottoway County, VAVA15,79636.9%−3.5 pts

20Williamsburg, VAVA15,86136.6%+23.3 pts

21Essex County, VAVA10,65435.3%−3.5 pts

22Halifax County, VAVA33,44734.5%−3.4 pts

23Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74734.2%−4.7 pts

24Southampton County, VAVA18,11032.8%−9.9 pts

25Buckingham County, VAVA17,13732.0%−6.8 pts

26Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05831.6%−6.8 pts

27Northampton County, VAVA11,87930.6%−12.2 pts

28Prince George County, VAVA43,93629.5%−2.5 pts

29Cumberland County, VAVA10,35229.1%−8.0 pts

30Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89629.0%−4.5 pts

31Henrico County, VAVA342,77528.8%+4.3 pts

32Chesapeake, VAVA255,33228.4%+0.1 pts

33Charlotte County, VAVA11,40127.2%−5.5 pts

34Richmond County, VAVA9,29427.1%−6.0 pts

35Roanoke, VAVA99,11127.1%+0.5 pts

36Lancaster County, VAVA10,99527.0%−1.8 pts

37Lynchburg, VAVA81,34726.9%−2.7 pts

38Accomack County, VAVA33,85925.9%−5.6 pts

39Caroline County, VAVA34,41324.7%−9.5 pts

40Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71524.2%−6.5 pts

41King and Queen County, VAVA6,74323.6%−11.8 pts

42Northumberland County, VAVA12,55722.6%−3.8 pts

43Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14822.4%+4.7 pts

44Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32122.2%−4.8 pts

45Henry County, VAVA49,24221.7%−0.9 pts

46Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39321.3%+1.1 pts

47Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49020.4%−3.1 pts

48Prince William County, VAVA502,96619.7%+1.3 pts

49Alexandria, VAVA160,66219.6%−2.6 pts

50Amelia County, VAVA13,63219.2%−8.7 pts

51Stafford County, VAVA170,80318.8%+6.9 pts

52Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73718.0%−0.6 pts

53Appomattox County, VAVA17,17217.8%−5.0 pts

54Amherst County, VAVA31,96217.1%−2.6 pts

55Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38816.0%+3.7 pts

56Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73815.7%+9.5 pts

57Charlottesville, VAVA44,38815.1%−6.9 pts

58King George County, VAVA29,64614.7%−4.0 pts

59King William County, VAVA19,61714.5%−8.1 pts

60Middlesex County, VAVA10,84114.3%−5.8 pts

61Louisa County, VAVA42,92414.3%−7.2 pts

62Campbell County, VAVA55,62913.9%−0.7 pts

63Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.5%−4.8 pts

64Radford, VAVA17,24313.2%+5.2 pts

65Goochland County, VAVA29,18713.2%−12.3 pts

66James City County, VAVA83,32612.6%−1.7 pts

67Covington, VAVA5,68012.5%−0.7 pts

68York County, VAVA71,37412.3%−0.9 pts

69Culpeper County, VAVA57,66612.3%−5.8 pts

70Manassas Park, VAVA16,56012.1%+1.2 pts

71Orange County, VAVA40,08311.9%−1.9 pts

72New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.8%−4.3 pts

73Waynesboro, VAVA23,95111.8%+1.8 pts

74Manassas, VAVA44,33211.5%−1.1 pts

75Staunton, VAVA26,80111.2%−2.7 pts

76Nelson County, VAVA14,92010.3%−4.5 pts

77Winchester, VAVA28,27210.0%−0.4 pts

78Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8739.4%+1.0 pts

79Hanover County, VAVA116,4238.8%−0.5 pts

80Albemarle County, VAVA118,3568.7%−0.9 pts

81Arlington County, VAVA243,9318.5%−0.6 pts

82Powhatan County, VAVA32,5918.2%−8.7 pts

83Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.7%−3.5 pts

84Madison County, VAVA14,2377.6%−3.7 pts

85Salem, VAVA25,8167.5%+1.7 pts

86Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8397.5%+1.9 pts

87Franklin County, VAVA55,5267.1%−2.2 pts

88Loudoun County, VAVA449,7497.1%+0.3 pts

89Greene County, VAVA21,9587.0%+0.6 pts

90Gloucester County, VAVA40,0977.0%−3.3 pts

91Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036.9%−1.9 pts

92Lexington, VAVA7,7696.2%−4.2 pts

93Bedford County, VAVA83,0596.1%−0.1 pts

94Bristol, VAVA16,4185.9%+0.4 pts

95Roanoke County, VAVA97,1505.8%+2.5 pts

96Grayson County, VAVA15,2305.8%−1.0 pts

97Galax, VAVA6,6705.3%−0.8 pts

98Wise County, VAVA34,8244.9%+3.1 pts

99Norton, VAVA3,4774.9%−1.2 pts

100Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.8%−0.7 pts

101Patrick County, VAVA17,4244.7%−1.4 pts

102Alleghany County, VAVA14,5464.4%+2.0 pts

103Fairfax, VAVA26,7724.4%−0.5 pts

104Buena Vista, VAVA6,6724.4%−0.4 pts

105Warren County, VAVA42,7404.2%−0.6 pts

106Montgomery County, VAVA98,4344.1%+0.5 pts

107Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.0%+0.4 pts

108Frederick County, VAVA99,9553.9%+1.3 pts

109Lee County, VAVA21,6423.9%+3.5 pts

110Clarke County, VAVA15,6093.8%−2.9 pts

111Falls Church, VAVA15,1593.8%+0.7 pts

112Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.0%+0.4 pts

113Bath County, VAVA4,0762.7%−3.6 pts

114Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4392.7%−2.7 pts

115Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.7%−0.8 pts

116Bland County, VAVA6,1512.7%−1.5 pts

117Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.5%−0.4 pts

118Wythe County, VAVA27,9832.5%−0.3 pts

119Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.4%+0.1 pts

120Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392.3%+1.2 pts

121Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.1%+0.8 pts

122Page County, VAVA23,7621.8%−0.3 pts

123Floyd County, VAVA15,7891.5%−0.5 pts

124Giles County, VAVA16,5641.4%−0.2 pts

125Smyth County, VAVA28,8821.4%−0.5 pts

126Washington County, VAVA53,8981.2%−0.1 pts

127Russell County, VAVA25,3320.9%−2.2 pts

128Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.9%+0.2 pts

129Scott County, VAVA21,2000.6%+0.0 pts

130Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.6%+0.1 pts

131Dickenson County, VAVA13,2360.3%−0.0 pts

132Craig County, VAVA4,8000.2%+0.0 pts

133Highland County, VAVA2,3180.1%+0.1 pts

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