Ranking of Virginia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (117.70K), followed by Richmond city (111.77K), and Norfolk city (104.99K).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 117695 |
| 2 | Richmond city | 111769 |
| 3 | Norfolk city | 104994 |
| 4 | Prince William County | 100308 |
| 5 | Henrico County | 98764 |
| 6 | Virginia Beach city | 91072 |
| 7 | Chesterfield County | 79975 |
| 8 | Newport News city | 75857 |
| 9 | Chesapeake city | 71657 |
| 10 | Hampton city | 68422 |
| 11 | Portsmouth city | 51730 |
| 12 | Suffolk city | 38057 |
| 13 | Alexandria city | 36278 |
| 14 | Loudoun County | 29909 |
| 15 | Roanoke city | 29303 |
| 16 | Stafford County | 26524 |
| 17 | Petersburg city | 24558 |
| 18 | Lynchburg city | 22687 |
| 19 | Arlington County | 22004 |
| 20 | Spotsylvania County | 21501 |
| 21 | Danville city | 21040 |
| 22 | Pittsylvania County | 13296 |
| 23 | Halifax County | 12790 |
| 24 | Prince George County | 12365 |
| 25 | Henry County | 11545 |
| 26 | Mecklenburg County | 10660 |
| 27 | Albemarle County | 10466 |
| 28 | James City County | 10047 |
| 29 | Hanover County | 9670 |
| 30 | Accomack County | 9462 |
| 31 | Dinwiddie County | 9401 |
| 32 | Hopewell city | 9334 |
| 33 | York County | 9254 |
| 34 | Brunswick County | 9226 |
| 35 | Charlottesville city | 9044 |
| 36 | Isle of Wight County | 8430 |
| 37 | Caroline County | 8365 |
| 38 | Campbell County | 8030 |
| 39 | Culpeper County | 7559 |
| 40 | Prince Edward County | 7518 |
| 41 | Greensville County | 6895 |
| 42 | Fredericksburg city | 6784 |
| 43 | Sussex County | 6597 |
| 44 | Southampton County | 6416 |
| 45 | Manassas city | 6272 |
| 46 | Nottoway County | 6192 |
| 47 | Amherst County | 6114 |
| 48 | Martinsville city | 6098 |
| 49 | Buckingham County | 5833 |
| 50 | Louisa County | 5682 |
| 51 | Roanoke County | 5531 |
| 52 | Bedford County | 5515 |
| 53 | Fauquier County | 5408 |
| 54 | Franklin city | 4771 |
| 55 | Westmoreland County | 4739 |
| 56 | Harrisonburg city | 4674 |
| 57 | Orange County | 4668 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 4534 |
| 59 | King George County | 4283 |
| 60 | Northampton County | 4223 |
| 61 | Essex County | 4208 |
| 62 | Lunenburg County | 4184 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 4086 |
| 64 | Fluvanna County | 3903 |
| 65 | Goochland County | 3781 |
| 66 | Frederick County | 3658 |
| 67 | Emporia city | 3505 |
| 68 | Charlotte County | 3478 |
| 69 | Charles City County | 3253 |
| 70 | Winchester city | 3200 |
| 71 | Augusta County | 3158 |
| 72 | Cumberland County | 3092 |
| 73 | Lancaster County | 3042 |
| 74 | Gloucester County | 2993 |
| 75 | Northumberland County | 2990 |
| 76 | Appomattox County | 2975 |
| 77 | Powhatan County | 2968 |
| 78 | Surry County | 2837 |
| 79 | Staunton city | 2802 |
| 80 | Amelia County | 2769 |
| 81 | King William County | 2766 |
| 82 | New Kent County | 2757 |
| 83 | Waynesboro city | 2710 |
| 84 | Richmond County | 2599 |
| 85 | Colonial Heights city | 2548 |
| 86 | Williamsburg city | 2343 |
| 87 | Manassas Park city | 2328 |
| 88 | Wise County | 2191 |
| 89 | Warren County | 1909 |
| 90 | King and Queen County | 1897 |
| 91 | Middlesex County | 1867 |
| 92 | Salem city | 1842 |
| 93 | Rockingham County | 1787 |
| 94 | Nelson County | 1759 |
| 95 | Pulaski County | 1723 |
| 96 | Radford city | 1606 |
| 97 | Fairfax city | 1407 |
| 98 | Tazewell County | 1328 |
| 99 | Greene County | 1298 |
| 100 | Madison County | 1211 |
| 101 | Shenandoah County | 1072 |
| 102 | Botetourt County | 1057 |
| 103 | Patrick County | 984 |
| 104 | Lee County | 959 |
| 105 | Bristol city | 942 |
| 106 | Grayson County | 886 |
| 107 | Wythe County | 819 |
| 108 | Mathews County | 782 |
| 109 | Covington city | 774 |
| 110 | Washington County | 762 |
| 111 | Smyth County | 715 |
| 112 | Buchanan County | 706 |
| 113 | Alleghany County | 704 |
| 114 | Clarke County | 698 |
| 115 | Lexington city | 649 |
| 116 | Rockbridge County | 648 |
| 117 | Falls Church city | 594 |
| 118 | Page County | 471 |
| 119 | Galax city | 464 |
| 120 | Rappahannock County | 325 |
| 121 | Buena Vista city | 320 |
| 122 | Floyd County | 314 |
| 123 | Russell County | 273 |
| 124 | Giles County | 252 |
| 125 | Bland County | 248 |
| 126 | Norton city | 240 |
| 127 | Carroll County | 236 |
| 128 | Bath County | 201 |
| 129 | Scott County | 174 |
| 130 | Poquoson city | 145 |
| 131 | Dickenson County | 67 |
| 132 | Highland County | 22 |
| 133 | Craig County | 17 |