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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 2023 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 2000

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87339,452–

02Prince William County, VAVA502,96623,337–

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66215,061–

04Suffolk, VAVA104,69912,280–

05Loudoun County, VAVA449,7496,785–

06Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7376,043–

07Henrico County, VAVA342,7755,650–

08Norfolk, VAVA231,0135,583–

09Arlington County, VAVA243,9315,505–

10Richmond, VAVA237,2574,836–

11Danville, VAVA41,6474,344–

12Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1483,733–

13Stafford County, VAVA170,8033,345–

14Chesapeake, VAVA255,3323,237–

15Newport News, VAVA183,2302,988–

16Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212,928–

17Greensville County, VAVA11,1812,822–

18Hampton, VAVA137,3152,774–

19Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272,725–

20Sussex County, VAVA10,7552,557–

21Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4902,536–

22Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772,508–

23Franklin, VAVA8,4781,954–

24Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,866–

25Roanoke, VAVA99,1111,820–

26Emporia, VAVA5,4471,319–

27Albemarle County, VAVA118,3561,119–

28Halifax County, VAVA33,4471,117–

29Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,100–

30Hanover County, VAVA116,4231,055–

31Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391,037–

32Petersburg, VAVA33,734969–

33Campbell County, VAVA55,629911–

34Nottoway County, VAVA15,796896–

35Manassas Park, VAVA16,560837–

36Charlottesville, VAVA44,388797–

37Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388791–

38Manassas, VAVA44,332788–

39Culpeper County, VAVA57,666747–

40Surry County, VAVA6,603738–

41Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391704–

42York County, VAVA71,374676–

43Bedford County, VAVA83,059643–

44Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747642–

45Appomattox County, VAVA17,172626–

46Rockingham County, VAVA89,316581–

47King William County, VAVA19,617556–

48James City County, VAVA83,326552–

49Montgomery County, VAVA98,434479–

50Fauquier County, VAVA76,503424–

51Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393422–

52King and Queen County, VAVA6,743411–

53New Kent County, VAVA28,022396–

54Staunton, VAVA26,801378–

55Hopewell, VAVA23,261352–

56Winchester, VAVA28,272351–

57Henry County, VAVA49,242349–

58Prince George County, VAVA43,936330–

59Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839326–

60Northumberland County, VAVA12,557319–

61Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896308–

62Lancaster County, VAVA10,995301–

63Essex County, VAVA10,654288–

64Amherst County, VAVA31,962269–

65Roanoke County, VAVA97,150263–

66Augusta County, VAVA78,940263–

67King George County, VAVA29,646249–

68Orange County, VAVA40,083236–

69Waynesboro, VAVA23,951233–

70Franklin County, VAVA55,526231–

71Williamsburg, VAVA15,861224–

72Buchanan County, VAVA18,492223–

73Martinsville, VAVA13,849222–

74Frederick County, VAVA99,955200–

75Richmond County, VAVA9,294200–

76Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738188–

77Gloucester County, VAVA40,097180–

78Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715146–

79Fairfax, VAVA26,772144–

80Radford, VAVA17,243137–

81Greene County, VAVA21,958125–

82Caroline County, VAVA34,413124–

83Botetourt County, VAVA34,144118–

84Accomack County, VAVA33,859116–

85Lee County, VAVA21,642116–

86Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058113–

87Wise County, VAVA34,824111–

88Louisa County, VAVA42,92494–

89Charles City County, VAVA6,62392–

90Pulaski County, VAVA33,58692–

91Powhatan County, VAVA32,59166–

92Buckingham County, VAVA17,13763–

93Middlesex County, VAVA10,84162–

94Northampton County, VAVA11,87961–

95Falls Church, VAVA15,15960–

96Charlotte County, VAVA11,40157–

97Warren County, VAVA42,74053–

98Russell County, VAVA25,33249–

99Nelson County, VAVA14,92047–

100Clarke County, VAVA15,60946–

101Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97540–

102Goochland County, VAVA29,18739–

103Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66337–

104Madison County, VAVA14,23732–

105Mathews County, VAVA8,52932–

106Cumberland County, VAVA10,35231–

107Washington County, VAVA53,89829–

108Salem, VAVA25,81623–

109Page County, VAVA23,76219–

110Grayson County, VAVA15,23016–

111Amelia County, VAVA13,63215–

112Dickenson County, VAVA13,23614–

113Giles County, VAVA16,56412–

114Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43912–

115Lexington, VAVA7,76911–

116Carroll County, VAVA29,29910–

117Smyth County, VAVA28,8828–

118Tazewell County, VAVA38,6358–

119Patrick County, VAVA17,4247–

120Buena Vista, VAVA6,6726–

121Bristol, VAVA16,4186–

122Alleghany County, VAVA14,5463–

123Wythe County, VAVA27,9832–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES