Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (115.48K), followed by Richmond city (111.19K), and Norfolk city (105.62K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 115484 |
| 2 | Richmond city | 111194 |
| 3 | Norfolk city | 105615 |
| 4 | Prince William County | 98489 |
| 5 | Henrico County | 97715 |
| 6 | Virginia Beach city | 90393 |
| 7 | Chesterfield County | 78487 |
| 8 | Newport News city | 75750 |
| 9 | Chesapeake city | 70759 |
| 10 | Hampton city | 68383 |
| 11 | Portsmouth city | 51982 |
| 12 | Suffolk city | 37561 |
| 13 | Alexandria city | 35361 |
| 14 | Roanoke city | 29321 |
| 15 | Loudoun County | 28713 |
| 16 | Stafford County | 25797 |
| 17 | Petersburg city | 24990 |
| 18 | Lynchburg city | 22610 |
| 19 | Arlington County | 21254 |
| 20 | Danville city | 21111 |
| 21 | Spotsylvania County | 21023 |
| 22 | Pittsylvania County | 13417 |
| 23 | Halifax County | 12858 |
| 24 | Prince George County | 12586 |
| 25 | Henry County | 11470 |
| 26 | Mecklenburg County | 10806 |
| 27 | Albemarle County | 10177 |
| 28 | James City County | 9840 |
| 29 | Hanover County | 9548 |
| 30 | Accomack County | 9427 |
| 31 | Brunswick County | 9398 |
| 32 | Dinwiddie County | 9244 |
| 33 | York County | 9212 |
| 34 | Charlottesville city | 9000 |
| 35 | Hopewell city | 8977 |
| 36 | Isle of Wight County | 8396 |
| 37 | Caroline County | 8325 |
| 38 | Campbell County | 8070 |
| 39 | Prince Edward County | 7613 |
| 40 | Culpeper County | 7544 |
| 41 | Greensville County | 7017 |
| 42 | Sussex County | 6825 |
| 43 | Fredericksburg city | 6760 |
| 44 | Southampton County | 6523 |
| 45 | Nottoway County | 6223 |
| 46 | Manassas city | 6213 |
| 47 | Martinsville city | 6168 |
| 48 | Amherst County | 6163 |
| 49 | Buckingham County | 5865 |
| 50 | Louisa County | 5720 |
| 51 | Bedford County | 5464 |
| 52 | Fauquier County | 5442 |
| 53 | Roanoke County | 5404 |
| 54 | Franklin city | 4859 |
| 55 | Westmoreland County | 4773 |
| 56 | Franklin County | 4589 |
| 57 | Orange County | 4583 |
| 58 | Harrisonburg city | 4434 |
| 59 | King George County | 4304 |
| 60 | Northampton County | 4300 |
| 61 | Essex County | 4248 |
| 62 | Lunenburg County | 4230 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 4005 |
| 64 | Fluvanna County | 3973 |
| 65 | Goochland County | 3862 |
| 66 | Emporia city | 3575 |
| 67 | Frederick County | 3557 |
| 68 | Charlotte County | 3512 |
| 69 | Charles City County | 3281 |
| 70 | Winchester city | 3172 |
| 71 | Cumberland County | 3082 |
| 72 | Powhatan County | 3078 |
| 73 | Augusta County | 3070 |
| 74 | Lancaster County | 3047 |
| 75 | Gloucester County | 3021 |
| 76 | Appomattox County | 2989 |
| 77 | Northumberland County | 2984 |
| 78 | Surry County | 2916 |
| 79 | Staunton city | 2849 |
| 80 | King William County | 2794 |
| 81 | Amelia County | 2785 |
| 82 | New Kent County | 2686 |
| 83 | Richmond County | 2633 |
| 84 | Waynesboro city | 2600 |
| 85 | Colonial Heights city | 2485 |
| 86 | Williamsburg city | 2313 |
| 87 | Manassas Park city | 2270 |
| 88 | Wise County | 2262 |
| 89 | Middlesex County | 1902 |
| 90 | King and Queen County | 1857 |
| 91 | Warren County | 1851 |
| 92 | Salem city | 1830 |
| 93 | Nelson County | 1768 |
| 94 | Pulaski County | 1736 |
| 95 | Rockingham County | 1679 |
| 96 | Radford city | 1581 |
| 97 | Tazewell County | 1386 |
| 98 | Fairfax city | 1347 |
| 99 | Greene County | 1255 |
| 100 | Madison County | 1242 |
| 101 | Botetourt County | 1085 |
| 102 | Lee County | 1042 |
| 103 | Shenandoah County | 1033 |
| 104 | Patrick County | 986 |
| 105 | Bristol city | 966 |
| 106 | Grayson County | 877 |
| 107 | Wythe County | 819 |
| 108 | Mathews County | 809 |
| 109 | Washington County | 789 |
| 110 | Covington city | 771 |
| 111 | Smyth County | 767 |
| 112 | Alleghany County | 702 |
| 113 | Buchanan County | 682 |
| 114 | Lexington city | 670 |
| 115 | Clarke County | 668 |
| 116 | Rockbridge County | 624 |
| 117 | Falls Church city | 591 |
| 118 | Galax city | 484 |
| 119 | Page County | 478 |
| 120 | Buena Vista city | 325 |
| 121 | Rappahannock County | 315 |
| 122 | Floyd County | 305 |
| 123 | Russell County | 281 |
| 124 | Norton city | 255 |
| 125 | Giles County | 250 |
| 126 | Bland County | 242 |
| 126 | Carroll County | 242 |
| 127 | Bath County | 212 |
| 128 | Scott County | 178 |
| 129 | Poquoson city | 138 |
| 130 | Dickenson County | 70 |
| 131 | Highland County | 20 |
| 132 | Craig County | 13 |