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Largest Subsaharan African population, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 123 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87339,452+25%

02Prince William County, VAVA502,96623,337+75%

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66215,061+43%

04Suffolk, VAVA104,69912,280+939%

05Loudoun County, VAVA449,7496,785+58%

06Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7376,043−72%

07Henrico County, VAVA342,7755,650+49%

08Norfolk, VAVA231,0135,583−21%

09Arlington County, VAVA243,9315,505+15%

10Richmond, VAVA237,2574,836+40%

11Danville, VAVA41,6474,344+991%

12Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1483,733+29%

13Stafford County, VAVA170,8033,345+67%

14Chesapeake, VAVA255,3323,237−46%

15Newport News, VAVA183,2302,988+11%

16Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212,928+354%

17Greensville County, VAVA11,1812,822+35%

18Hampton, VAVA137,3152,774+75%

19Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272,725−6%

20Sussex County, VAVA10,7552,557+195%

21Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4902,536+1149%

22Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772,508+114%

23Franklin, VAVA8,4781,954+39%

24Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,866+2%

25Roanoke, VAVA99,1111,820+69%

26Emporia, VAVA5,4471,319−1%

27Albemarle County, VAVA118,3561,119+121%

28Halifax County, VAVA33,4471,117+266%

29Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,100+149%

30Hanover County, VAVA116,4231,055+171%

31Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391,037+91%

32Petersburg, VAVA33,734969+129%

33Campbell County, VAVA55,629911+309%

34Nottoway County, VAVA15,796896−23%

35Manassas Park, VAVA16,560837+189%

36Charlottesville, VAVA44,388797−22%

37Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388791+117%

38Manassas, VAVA44,332788+48%

39Culpeper County, VAVA57,666747+91%

40Surry County, VAVA6,603738+435%

41Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391704+839%

42York County, VAVA71,374676+40%

43Bedford County, VAVA83,059643+543%

44Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747642−78%

45Appomattox County, VAVA17,172626+746%

46Rockingham County, VAVA89,316581+161%

47King William County, VAVA19,617556+155%

48James City County, VAVA83,326552+297%

49Montgomery County, VAVA98,434479+81%

50Fauquier County, VAVA76,503424−61%

51Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393422+151%

52King and Queen County, VAVA6,743411+81%

53New Kent County, VAVA28,022396+474%

54Staunton, VAVA26,801378+627%

55Hopewell, VAVA23,261352+618%

56Winchester, VAVA28,272351+205%

57Henry County, VAVA49,242349−59%

58Prince George County, VAVA43,936330−42%

59Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839326+831%

60Northumberland County, VAVA12,557319+593%

61Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896308−33%

62Lancaster County, VAVA10,995301+231%

63Essex County, VAVA10,654288+34%

64Amherst County, VAVA31,962269−3%

65Roanoke County, VAVA97,150263+11%

66Augusta County, VAVA78,940263+1447%

67King George County, VAVA29,646249+106%

68Orange County, VAVA40,083236+56%

69Waynesboro, VAVA23,951233+258%

70Franklin County, VAVA55,526231+824%

71Williamsburg, VAVA15,861224+149%

72Buchanan County, VAVA18,492223+278%

73Martinsville, VAVA13,849222+23%

74Frederick County, VAVA99,955200+344%

75Richmond County, VAVA9,294200+2400%

76Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738188−35%

77Gloucester County, VAVA40,097180+88%

78Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715146+11%

79Fairfax, VAVA26,772144−52%

80Radford, VAVA17,243137−24%

81Greene County, VAVA21,958125+28%

82Caroline County, VAVA34,413124−30%

83Botetourt County, VAVA34,144118+808%

84Accomack County, VAVA33,859116−97%

85Lee County, VAVA21,642116−8%

86Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058113−85%

87Wise County, VAVA34,824111+200%

88Louisa County, VAVA42,92494−9%

89Charles City County, VAVA6,62392+3%

90Pulaski County, VAVA33,58692+1214%

91Powhatan County, VAVA32,59166+560%

92Buckingham County, VAVA17,13763+186%

93Middlesex County, VAVA10,84162+94%

94Northampton County, VAVA11,87961−96%

95Falls Church, VAVA15,15960−76%

96Charlotte County, VAVA11,40157+58%

97Warren County, VAVA42,74053−58%

98Russell County, VAVA25,33249–

99Nelson County, VAVA14,92047+422%

100Clarke County, VAVA15,60946+77%

101Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97540+38%

102Goochland County, VAVA29,18739−7%

103Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66337+118%

104Madison County, VAVA14,23732−86%

105Mathews County, VAVA8,52932–

106Cumberland County, VAVA10,35231−81%

107Washington County, VAVA53,89829−72%

108Salem, VAVA25,81623−66%

109Page County, VAVA23,76219–

110Grayson County, VAVA15,23016–

111Amelia County, VAVA13,63215−91%

112Dickenson County, VAVA13,23614–

113Giles County, VAVA16,56412–

114Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43912–

115Lexington, VAVA7,76911−42%

116Carroll County, VAVA29,29910–

117Smyth County, VAVA28,8828−20%

118Tazewell County, VAVA38,6358−98%

119Patrick County, VAVA17,4247−91%

120Buena Vista, VAVA6,6726−33%

121Bristol, VAVA16,4186−78%

122Alleghany County, VAVA14,5463−73%

123Wythe County, VAVA27,9832–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS