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Largest Black population, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 3,432.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Black population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990
01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873108,252+74%
02Henrico County, VAVA342,77597,727+123%
03Prince William County, VAVA502,96695,696+289%
04Richmond, VAVA237,25793,026−17%
05Norfolk, VAVA231,01390,856−10%
06Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14886,294+220%
07Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73782,972+54%
08Newport News, VAVA183,23074,745+33%
09Chesapeake, VAVA255,33271,944+73%
10Hampton, VAVA137,31566,188+28%
11Portsmouth, VAVA96,77748,7840%
12Suffolk, VAVA104,69941,068+77%
13Alexandria, VAVA160,66232,969+36%
14Loudoun County, VAVA449,74932,463+422%
15Stafford County, VAVA170,80331,801+666%
16Roanoke, VAVA99,11127,236+18%
17Petersburg, VAVA33,73424,890−10%
18Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38824,495+296%
19Arlington County, VAVA243,93121,913+25%
20Lynchburg, VAVA81,34721,483+23%
21Danville, VAVA41,64721,304+9%
22Prince George County, VAVA43,93613,318+70%
23Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49012,137−19%
24Halifax County, VAVA33,44711,550+1%
25Henry County, VAVA49,24211,047−16%
26Albemarle County, VAVA118,35610,344+51%
27James City County, VAVA83,32610,010+56%
28Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7479,881−12%
29Hopewell, VAVA23,2619,545+63%
30Hanover County, VAVA116,4239,355+50%
31York County, VAVA71,3749,245+45%
32Accomack County, VAVA33,8599,038−17%
33Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3218,511+7%
34Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8968,415+13%
35Brunswick County, VAVA15,7278,161−12%
36Campbell County, VAVA55,6297,832+14%
37Caroline County, VAVA34,4137,594+4%
38Charlottesville, VAVA44,3887,026−18%
39Culpeper County, VAVA57,6666,804+42%
40Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3916,489+5%
41Greensville County, VAVA11,1816,301+27%
42Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506,250+197%
43Martinsville, VAVA13,8495,999+2%
44Sussex County, VAVA10,7555,823−2%
45Nottoway County, VAVA15,7965,653−9%
46Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3935,603+37%
47Amherst County, VAVA31,9625,326−7%
48Southampton County, VAVA18,1105,240−33%
49Buckingham County, VAVA17,1375,193−1%
50Bedford County, VAVA83,0595,093+41%
51Manassas, VAVA44,3325,058+79%
52Fauquier County, VAVA76,5034,665−13%
53Louisa County, VAVA42,9244,604−12%
54Franklin, VAVA8,4784,524+8%
55Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7154,366−14%
56Frederick County, VAVA99,9554,167+425%
57King George County, VAVA29,6464,149+53%
58Essex County, VAVA10,6543,914+20%
59Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583,890−10%
60Orange County, VAVA40,0833,812+25%
61Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343,810+38%
62Franklin County, VAVA55,5263,748−12%
63Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8393,685+85%
64Goochland County, VAVA29,1873,610−14%
65Northampton County, VAVA11,8793,574−41%
66Emporia, VAVA5,4473,569+47%
67Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383,432+5817%
68Augusta County, VAVA78,9403,334+61%
69Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9753,311+16%
70New Kent County, VAVA28,0223,308+55%
71Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973,215−3%
72Cumberland County, VAVA10,3522,887−4%
73Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012,817−34%
74King William County, VAVA19,6172,795−15%
75Lancaster County, VAVA10,9952,792−14%
76Charles City County, VAVA6,6232,687−32%
77Staunton, VAVA26,8012,662−13%
78Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722,637−6%
79Amelia County, VAVA13,6322,623−6%
80Surry County, VAVA6,6032,554−25%
81Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512,491+39%
82Richmond County, VAVA9,2942,439+13%
83Northumberland County, VAVA12,5572,326−25%
84Manassas Park, VAVA16,5602,282+355%
85Powhatan County, VAVA32,5912,262−31%
86Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,258+30%
87Salem, VAVA25,8162,217+114%
88Winchester, VAVA28,2722,156−2%
89Warren County, VAVA42,7402,097+81%
90Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161,853+127%
91Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,711−20%
92Wise County, VAVA34,8241,681+148%
93Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,623−32%
94Fairfax, VAVA26,7721,585+59%
95Greene County, VAVA21,9581,563+135%
96Radford, VAVA17,2431,544+63%
97Pulaski County, VAVA33,5861,493−25%
98King and Queen County, VAVA6,7431,463−44%
99Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391,307+238%
100Madison County, VAVA14,2371,245−27%
101Tazewell County, VAVA38,6351,203+3%
102Washington County, VAVA53,898981+64%
103Bristol, VAVA16,418969−9%
104Lee County, VAVA21,642925+1582%
105Patrick County, VAVA17,424884−29%
106Botetourt County, VAVA34,144872−16%
107Grayson County, VAVA15,230841+61%
108Mathews County, VAVA8,529825−27%
109Clarke County, VAVA15,609816−23%
110Alleghany County, VAVA14,546778+122%
111Buchanan County, VAVA18,492739+1220%
112Covington, VAVA5,680720−26%
113Wythe County, VAVA27,983619−40%
114Smyth County, VAVA28,882598−4%
115Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663582+21%
116Falls Church, VAVA15,159520+95%
117Page County, VAVA23,762498+13%
118Giles County, VAVA16,564448+69%
119Lexington, VAVA7,769437−46%
120Floyd County, VAVA15,789392+33%
121Galax, VAVA6,670331−18%
122Russell County, VAVA25,332277+51%
123Scott County, VAVA21,200274+134%
124Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439267−46%
125Bland County, VAVA6,151244+15%
126Poquoson, VAVA13,292238+693%
127Bath County, VAVA4,076140−44%
128Dickenson County, VAVA13,236134+163%
129Buena Vista, VAVA6,672134−52%
130Norton, VAVA3,47779−70%
131Carroll County, VAVA29,29971−21%
132Craig County, VAVA4,8003–
133Highland County, VAVA2,3180–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES