Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Virginia counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K population in Virginia, East Highland Park CDP had the highest percentage of its population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (83.13%), followed by Petersburg city (73.32%), and Highland Springs CDP (69.11%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in Virginia, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia cities and places with over 10K population, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities and for the different racial groups in Virginia.

Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
East Highland Park
Petersburg
Highland Springs
Portsmouth
Danville
Hampton
Cherry Hill
Martinsville
Hopewell
Suffolk
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place % of Place Population
1 East Highland Park CDP 83.13
2 Petersburg city 73.32
3 Highland Springs CDP 69.11
4 Portsmouth city 52.68
5 Danville city 51.03
6 Hampton city 48.58
7 Cherry Hill CDP 47.81
8 Martinsville city 44.81
9 Hopewell city 42.07
10 Suffolk city 41.55
11 Newport News city 41.27
12 Richmond city 39.93
13 Leesylvania CDP 39.77
14 Meadowbrook CDP 39.68
15 Norfolk city 39.31
16 Williamsburg city 36.62
17 Lorton CDP 31.99
18 Woodlawn CDP 30.39
19 Chesapeake city 28.42
20 Hybla Valley CDP 28.18
21 Manchester CDP 28.08
22 Roanoke city 27.07
23 Lynchburg city 26.87
24 Laurel CDP 26.62
25 Glen Allen CDP 25.12
26 Chester CDP 24.11
27 Dale City CDP 23.62
28 Madison Heights CDP 22.49
29 Woodbridge CDP 21.31
30 Fredericksburg city 21.29
31 Montclair CDP 21.04
32 Lake Ridge CDP 21.02
33 Lincolnia CDP 20.76
34 Franconia CDP 19.88
35 Kingstowne CDP 19.78
36 Alexandria city 19.64
37 George Mason CDP 19.58
38 Bull Run CDP 19.28
39 Groveton CDP 18.24
40 Independent Hill CDP 18.04
41 Virginia Beach city 17.97
42 Culpeper town 17.25
43 McNair CDP 16.75
44 Newington CDP 16.68
45 Lakeside CDP 15.91
46 Bailey's Crossroads CDP 15.83
47 Colonial Heights city 15.67
48 Huntington CDP 15.23
49 Charlottesville city 15.10
50 Radford city 13.22
51 Mount Vernon CDP 12.83
52 Gainesville CDP 12.33
53 Manassas Park city 12.06
54 Bon Air CDP 11.94
55 Waynesboro city 11.76
56 Linton Hall CDP 11.72
57 Rose Hill CDP 11.58
58 Manassas city 11.49
59 Brandermill CDP 11.41
60 Newington Forest CDP 11.25
61 Staunton city 11.19
62 Warrenton town 11.18
63 Hollins CDP 11.09
64 Sudley CDP 11.01
65 Stone Ridge CDP 10.63
66 Fair Oaks CDP 10.42
67 Buckhall CDP 10.16
68 Winchester city 9.96
69 Timberlake CDP 9.85
70 Springfield CDP 9.78
71 Tuckahoe CDP 9.70
72 Yorkshire CDP 9.55
73 West Springfield CDP 9.49
74 Reston CDP 9.18
75 Annandale CDP 8.96
76 Mechanicsville CDP 8.79
77 Arlington CDP 8.52
78 Herndon town 8.19
78 Leesburg town 8.19
79 Midlothian CDP 8.12
80 Front Royal town 7.81
81 Lansdowne CDP 7.74
82 Ashburn CDP 7.64
83 Salem city 7.55
84 Harrisonburg city 7.54
85 Countryside CDP 7.52
86 Centreville CDP 7.47
87 Brambleton CDP 7.41
88 Short Pump CDP 7.39
89 South Riding CDP 7.11
90 Sugarland Run CDP 7.06
91 Burke CDP 7.04
92 Sterling CDP 6.86
93 Lake Monticello CDP 6.84
94 Cascades CDP 6.74
95 Forest CDP 6.71
96 Merrifield CDP 6.51
97 Loudoun Valley Estates CDP 6.39
98 Gloucester Point CDP 6.36
99 Tysons CDP 6.19
100 Burke Centre CDP 6.11
101 Christiansburg town 6.04
102 Chantilly CDP 5.86
103 Bristol city 5.85
104 Oakton CDP 5.60
105 Belmont CDP 5.57
106 Broadlands CDP 5.49
107 Cave Spring CDP 5.39
108 Idylwood CDP 5.31
109 Kings Park West CDP 4.88
110 Fairfax Station CDP 4.39
111 Blacksburg town 4.36
111 Fairfax city 4.36
111 Lowes Island CDP 4.36
112 West Falls Church CDP 4.24
113 Dranesville CDP 4.12
114 New Baltimore CDP 3.97
115 Falls Church city 3.78
116 Stuarts Draft CDP 3.73
117 Wyndham CDP 3.54
118 Wakefield CDP 3.15
119 Franklin Farm CDP 2.90
120 Vienna town 2.43
121 Fort Hunt CDP 2.07
122 McLean CDP 1.96
123 Great Falls CDP 1.88
124 Wolf Trap CDP 1.74
125 Difficult Run CDP 1.41
126 Poquoson city 0.86