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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.

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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%

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

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

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

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

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

09Suffolk, VAVA104,6995,641+377%

10Norfolk, VAVA231,0135,286−25%

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

12Richmond, VAVA237,2574,670+35%

13Roanoke, VAVA99,1114,270+296%

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

15Chesapeake, VAVA255,3323,770−37%

16Hampton, VAVA137,3152,913+84%

17Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272,904+0%

18Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772,508+114%

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

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

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

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

23Emporia, VAVA5,4471,313−2%

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

25Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,182+179%

26Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,173+166%

27Manassas, VAVA44,3321,172+120%

28Danville, VAVA41,6471,065+168%

29Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3931,063+533%

30Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391,032+90%

31Campbell County, VAVA55,629970+335%

32Franklin, VAVA8,478967−31%

33Roanoke County, VAVA97,150951+303%

34Fauquier County, VAVA76,503939−14%

35Prince George County, VAVA43,936924+64%

36Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747904−69%

37Albemarle County, VAVA118,356655+29%

38Appomattox County, VAVA17,172599+709%

39Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896571+24%

40James City County, VAVA83,326563+305%

41Charlottesville, VAVA44,388539−47%

42Culpeper County, VAVA57,666519+32%

43Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839501+1331%

44Orange County, VAVA40,083492+226%

45Bedford County, VAVA83,059472+372%

46Salem, VAVA25,816442+550%

47Manassas Park, VAVA16,560432+49%

48Montgomery County, VAVA98,434431+63%

49Hanover County, VAVA116,423420+8%

50Frederick County, VAVA99,955392+771%

51Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391364+385%

52Franklin County, VAVA55,526344+1276%

53Falls Church, VAVA15,159331+35%

54Louisa County, VAVA42,924323+214%

55Henry County, VAVA49,242290−66%

56Nottoway County, VAVA15,796273−77%

57King George County, VAVA29,646270+123%

58Amherst County, VAVA31,962257−7%

59Rockingham County, VAVA89,316250+12%

60York County, VAVA71,374248−49%

61Powhatan County, VAVA32,591239+2290%

62Staunton, VAVA26,801239+360%

63Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490237+17%

64Northumberland County, VAVA12,557233+407%

65Madison County, VAVA14,237219−1%

66Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058213−72%

67Fairfax, VAVA26,772209−30%

68Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738203−30%

69New Kent County, VAVA28,022197+186%

70Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975193+566%

71Caroline County, VAVA34,413191+9%

72Hopewell, VAVA23,261186+280%

73Surry County, VAVA6,603182+32%

74Warren County, VAVA42,740176+41%

75Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663167+882%

76Nelson County, VAVA14,920162+1700%

77Richmond County, VAVA9,294152+1800%

78Charlotte County, VAVA11,401147+308%

79Amelia County, VAVA13,632144−9%

80Halifax County, VAVA33,447143−53%

81Greene County, VAVA21,958130+33%

82Martinsville, VAVA13,849129−29%

83Cumberland County, VAVA10,352123−26%

84Wise County, VAVA34,824121+227%

85Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715120−9%

86Buckingham County, VAVA17,137118+436%

87Washington County, VAVA53,898118+15%

88Radford, VAVA17,243116−36%

89Gloucester County, VAVA40,097115+20%

90Winchester, VAVA28,272113−2%

91Accomack County, VAVA33,859108−97%

92Lancaster County, VAVA10,995100+10%

93Augusta County, VAVA78,94098+476%

94Botetourt County, VAVA34,14491+600%

95Wythe County, VAVA27,98387–

96Smyth County, VAVA28,88285+750%

97Buchanan County, VAVA18,49284+42%

98Northampton County, VAVA11,87974−95%

99Scott County, VAVA21,20072+2300%

100Mathews County, VAVA8,52961–

101Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43961–

102Goochland County, VAVA29,18757+36%

103Galax, VAVA6,67056–

104Grayson County, VAVA15,23051–

105Page County, VAVA23,76246–

106King William County, VAVA19,61744−80%

107Pulaski County, VAVA33,58641+486%

108Williamsburg, VAVA15,86141−54%

109Covington, VAVA5,68036–

110Bristol, VAVA16,41831+15%

111Lexington, VAVA7,76931+63%

112Carroll County, VAVA29,29929–

113Tazewell County, VAVA38,63528−95%

114Bland County, VAVA6,15119–

115Alleghany County, VAVA14,54616+45%

116Poquoson, VAVA13,29214−13%

117Essex County, VAVA10,6549−96%

118Middlesex County, VAVA10,8418−75%

119Patrick County, VAVA17,4248−90%

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

121Charles City County, VAVA6,6236−93%

122Clarke County, VAVA15,6095−81%

123Waynesboro, VAVA23,9515−92%

124Bath County, VAVA4,0764−82%

125Lee County, VAVA21,6424−97%

126Russell County, VAVA25,3323–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES