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Largest Subsaharan African population, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 126 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 126 is 237. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Salem, VA, up 62 places to #46.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87339,841+26%

02Prince William County, VAVA502,96625,892+94%

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66213,798+31%

04▲1Loudoun County, VAVA449,7497,676+79%

05▲4Arlington County, VAVA243,9317,294+52%

06Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7377,198−67%

07Henrico County, VAVA342,7756,664+75%

08▲5Stafford County, VAVA170,8036,130+206%

09▼5Suffolk, VAVA104,6995,641+377%

10▼2Norfolk, VAVA231,0135,286−25%

11▲1Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484,773+65%

12▼2Richmond, VAVA237,2574,670+35%

13▲12Roanoke, VAVA99,1114,270+296%

14▲1Newport News, VAVA183,2303,775+41%

15▼1Chesapeake, VAVA255,3323,770−37%

16▲2Hampton, VAVA137,3152,913+84%

17▲2Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272,9040%

18▲4Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772,508+114%

19▲5Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,897+4%

20▼3Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,764−16%

21▲16Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881,736+376%

22▼2Sussex County, VAVA10,7551,615+86%

23▲3Emporia, VAVA5,4471,313−2%

24▼8Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3211,227+90%

25▲7Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,182+179%

26▲3Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,173+166%

27▲11Manassas, VAVA44,3321,172+120%

28▼17Danville, VAVA41,6471,065+168%

29▲22Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3931,063+533%

30▲1Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391,032+90%

31▲2Campbell County, VAVA55,629970+335%

32▼9Franklin, VAVA8,478967−31%

33▲33Roanoke County, VAVA97,150951+303%

34▲16Fauquier County, VAVA76,503939−14%

35▲23Prince George County, VAVA43,936924+64%

36▲8Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747904−69%

37▼10Albemarle County, VAVA118,356655+29%

38▲7Appomattox County, VAVA17,172599+709%

39▲22Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896571+24%

40▲8James City County, VAVA83,326563+305%

41▼5Charlottesville, VAVA44,388539−47%

42▼3Culpeper County, VAVA57,666519+32%

43▲16Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839501+1331%

44▲24Orange County, VAVA40,083492+226%

45▼2Bedford County, VAVA83,059472+372%

46▲62Salem, VAVA25,816442+550%

47▼12Manassas Park, VAVA16,560432+49%

48▲1Montgomery County, VAVA98,434431+63%

49▼19Hanover County, VAVA116,423420+8%

50▲24Frederick County, VAVA99,955392+771%

51▼10Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391364+385%

52▲18Franklin County, VAVA55,526344+1276%

53▲42Falls Church, VAVA15,159331+35%

54▲34Louisa County, VAVA42,924323+214%

55▲2Henry County, VAVA49,242290−66%

56▼22Nottoway County, VAVA15,796273−77%

57▲10King George County, VAVA29,646270+123%

58▲6Amherst County, VAVA31,962257−7%

59▼13Rockingham County, VAVA89,316250+12%

60▼18York County, VAVA71,374248−49%

61▲30Powhatan County, VAVA32,591239+2290%

62▼8Staunton, VAVA26,801239+360%

63▼42Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490237+17%

64▼4Northumberland County, VAVA12,557233+407%

65▲39Madison County, VAVA14,237219−1%

66▲20Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058213−72%

67▲12Fairfax, VAVA26,772209−30%

68▲8Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738203−30%

69▼16New Kent County, VAVA28,022197+186%

70▲31Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975193+566%

71▲11Caroline County, VAVA34,413191+9%

72▼17Hopewell, VAVA23,261186+280%

73▼33Surry County, VAVA6,603182+32%

74▲23Warren County, VAVA42,740176+41%

75▲28Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663167+882%

76▲23Nelson County, VAVA14,920162+1700%

77▼2Richmond County, VAVA9,294152+1800%

78▲18Charlotte County, VAVA11,401147+308%

79▲32Amelia County, VAVA13,632144−9%

80▼52Halifax County, VAVA33,447143−53%

81Greene County, VAVA21,958130+33%

82▼9Martinsville, VAVA13,849129−29%

83▲23Cumberland County, VAVA10,352123−26%

84▲3Wise County, VAVA34,824121+227%

85▼7Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715120−9%

86▲6Buckingham County, VAVA17,137118+436%

87▲20Washington County, VAVA53,898118+15%

88▼8Radford, VAVA17,243116−36%

89▼12Gloucester County, VAVA40,097115+20%

90▼34Winchester, VAVA28,272113−2%

91▼7Accomack County, VAVA33,859108−97%

92▼30Lancaster County, VAVA10,995100+10%

93▼28Augusta County, VAVA78,94098+476%

94▼11Botetourt County, VAVA34,14491+600%

95▲28Wythe County, VAVA27,98387–

96▲21Smyth County, VAVA28,88285+750%

97▼25Buchanan County, VAVA18,49284+42%

98▼4Northampton County, VAVA11,87974−95%

99Scott County, VAVA21,20072+2300%

100▲5Mathews County, VAVA8,52961–

101▲12Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43961–

102Goochland County, VAVA29,18757+36%

103Galax, VAVA6,67056–

104▲6Grayson County, VAVA15,23051–

105▲4Page County, VAVA23,76246–

106▼59King William County, VAVA19,61744−80%

107▼17Pulaski County, VAVA33,58641+486%

108▼37Williamsburg, VAVA15,86141−54%

109Covington, VAVA5,68036–

110▲10Bristol, VAVA16,41831+15%

111▲4Lexington, VAVA7,76931+63%

112▲4Carroll County, VAVA29,29929–

113▲5Tazewell County, VAVA38,63528−95%

114Bland County, VAVA6,15119–

115▲7Alleghany County, VAVA14,54616+45%

116Poquoson, VAVA13,29214−13%

117▼54Essex County, VAVA10,6549−96%

118▼25Middlesex County, VAVA10,8418−75%

119Patrick County, VAVA17,4248−90%

120▼68King and Queen County, VAVA6,7438−96%

121▼32Charles City County, VAVA6,6236−93%

122▼22Clarke County, VAVA15,6095−81%

123▼54Waynesboro, VAVA23,9515−92%

124Bath County, VAVA4,0764−82%

125▼40Lee County, VAVA21,6424−97%

126▼28Russell County, VAVA25,3323–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES