RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Largest Black population, Virginia counties · 1990

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 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 3,060.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –

01Richmond, VAVA237,257112,072–

02Norfolk, VAVA231,013101,271–

03Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87362,275–

04Newport News, VAVA183,23056,258–

05Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73753,920–

06Hampton, VAVA137,31551,669–

07Portsmouth, VAVA96,77748,868–

08Henrico County, VAVA342,77543,734–

09Chesapeake, VAVA255,33241,566–

10Petersburg, VAVA33,73427,504–

11Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14826,974–

12Prince William County, VAVA502,96624,579–

13Alexandria, VAVA160,66224,320–

14Suffolk, VAVA104,69923,157–

15Roanoke, VAVA99,11123,073–

16Danville, VAVA41,64719,491–

17Arlington County, VAVA243,93117,598–

18Lynchburg, VAVA81,34717,465–

19Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49014,909–

20Henry County, VAVA49,24213,113–

21Halifax County, VAVA33,44711,424–

22Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74711,199–

23Accomack County, VAVA33,85910,836–

24Brunswick County, VAVA15,7279,322–

25Charlottesville, VAVA44,3888,602–

26Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3217,922–

27Prince George County, VAVA43,9367,824–

28Southampton County, VAVA18,1107,789–

29Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8967,474–

30Caroline County, VAVA34,4137,267–

31Campbell County, VAVA55,6296,861–

32Albemarle County, VAVA118,3566,833–

33James City County, VAVA83,3266,437–

34York County, VAVA71,3746,388–

35Hanover County, VAVA116,4236,225–

36Loudoun County, VAVA449,7496,223–

37Nottoway County, VAVA15,7966,203–

38Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3916,198–

39Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3886,193–

40Northampton County, VAVA11,8796,033–

41Sussex County, VAVA10,7555,967–

42Martinsville, VAVA13,8495,863–

43Hopewell, VAVA23,2615,850–

44Amherst County, VAVA31,9625,752–

45Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035,366–

46Buckingham County, VAVA17,1375,251–

47Louisa County, VAVA42,9245,233–

48Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7155,100–

49Greensville County, VAVA11,1814,947–

50Culpeper County, VAVA57,6664,789–

51Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584,311–

52Charlotte County, VAVA11,4014,275–

53Franklin County, VAVA55,5264,262–

54Goochland County, VAVA29,1874,204–

55Franklin, VAVA8,4784,176–

56Stafford County, VAVA170,8034,154–

57Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3934,083–

58Charles City County, VAVA6,6233,959–

59Bedford County, VAVA83,0593,605–

60Surry County, VAVA6,6033,411–

61Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973,310–

62King William County, VAVA19,6173,301–

63Powhatan County, VAVA32,5913,292–

64Essex County, VAVA10,6543,272–

65Lancaster County, VAVA10,9953,254–

66Northumberland County, VAVA12,5573,082–

67Orange County, VAVA40,0833,060–

68Staunton, VAVA26,8013,059–

69Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523,010–

70Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752,849–

71Manassas, VAVA44,3322,821–

72Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722,819–

73Amelia County, VAVA13,6322,802–

74Montgomery County, VAVA98,4342,762–

75King George County, VAVA29,6462,709–

76King and Queen County, VAVA6,7432,628–

77Emporia, VAVA5,4472,422–

78Nelson County, VAVA14,9202,384–

79Winchester, VAVA28,2722,194–

80Richmond County, VAVA9,2942,165–

81Middlesex County, VAVA10,8412,138–

82New Kent County, VAVA28,0222,131–

83Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502,101–

84Augusta County, VAVA78,9402,066–

85Pulaski County, VAVA33,5861,998–

86Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391,995–

87Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511,789–

88Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611,740–

89Madison County, VAVA14,2371,697–

90Patrick County, VAVA17,4241,248–

91Tazewell County, VAVA38,6351,168–

92Warren County, VAVA42,7401,157–

93Mathews County, VAVA8,5291,132–

94Bristol, VAVA16,4181,068–

95Clarke County, VAVA15,6091,064–

96Wythe County, VAVA27,9831,036–

97Botetourt County, VAVA34,1441,035–

98Salem, VAVA25,8161,034–

99Fairfax, VAVA26,772999–

100Covington, VAVA5,680970–

101Radford, VAVA17,243949–

102Rockingham County, VAVA89,316815–

103Lexington, VAVA7,769811–

104Frederick County, VAVA99,955794–

105Wise County, VAVA34,824679–

106Greene County, VAVA21,958666–

107Smyth County, VAVA28,882624–

108Washington County, VAVA53,898598–

109Grayson County, VAVA15,230522–

110Manassas Park, VAVA16,560501–

111Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439495–

112Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663482–

113Page County, VAVA23,762439–

114Galax, VAVA6,670402–

115Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839387–

116Alleghany County, VAVA14,546351–

117Floyd County, VAVA15,789294–

118Buena Vista, VAVA6,672282–

119Falls Church, VAVA15,159266–

120Giles County, VAVA16,564265–

121Norton, VAVA3,477263–

122Bath County, VAVA4,076251–

123Bland County, VAVA6,151213–

124Russell County, VAVA25,332184–

125Scott County, VAVA21,200117–

126Carroll County, VAVA29,29990–

127Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73858–

128Buchanan County, VAVA18,49256–

129Lee County, VAVA21,64255–

130Dickenson County, VAVA13,23651–

131Poquoson, VAVA13,29230–

132Craig County, VAVA4,8000–

133Highland County, VAVA2,3180–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS