Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (79.38%), followed by Emporia city (63.18%), and Greensville County (59.86%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
Petersburg city
Emporia city
Greensville
Sussex
Brunswick
Franklin city
Portsmouth city
Richmond city
Hampton city
Charles City
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Petersburg city 79.38
2 Emporia city 63.18
3 Greensville County 59.86
4 Sussex County 58.4
5 Brunswick County 57.52
6 Franklin city 57.16
7 Portsmouth city 53.53
8 Richmond city 51.37
9 Hampton city 50.18
10 Charles City County 48.6
11 Danville city 48.41
12 Surry County 46.16
13 Martinsville city 45.41
14 Norfolk city 43.8
15 Suffolk city 43.06
16 Newport News city 41.53
17 Nottoway County 39.68
18 Essex County 38.16
19 Hopewell city 38.01
20 Southampton County 37.33
21 Mecklenburg County 36.97
22 Halifax County 36.84
23 Northampton County 36.68
24 Lunenburg County 35.14
25 Buckingham County 35.13
26 Prince Edward County 33.37
27 Dinwiddie County 33.12
28 Cumberland County 32.92
29 Prince George County 32.56
30 Richmond County 30.33
31 Chesapeake city 30.24
32 Henrico County 29.96
33 Charlotte County 29.92
34 Caroline County 29.38
34 Lynchburg city 29.38
35 Roanoke city 28.91
36 King and Queen County 28.56
37 Accomack County 28.33
38 Lancaster County 28.18
39 Westmoreland County 28.13
40 Northumberland County 25.44
41 Isle of Wight County 24.84
42 Fredericksburg city 23.37
43 Amelia County 22.98
44 Alexandria city 22.5
45 Chesterfield County 22.47
46 Pittsylvania County 22.23
47 Henry County 22.01
48 Prince William County 21.06
49 Virginia Beach city 20.1
50 Appomattox County 20.03
51 Charlottesville city 19.49
52 Goochland County 19.28
53 Amherst County 19.11
54 King George County 18.1
55 Middlesex County 17.96
56 King William County 17.71
56 Louisa County 17.71
57 Stafford County 17.46
58 Culpeper County 16.13
59 Spotsylvania County 15.71
60 Fluvanna County 15.47
61 Williamsburg city 14.59
62 Manassas city 14.55
63 Campbell County 14.25
64 Manassas Park city 14.1
65 Powhatan County 13.66
66 New Kent County 13.62
67 York County 13.49
68 James City County 13.32
69 Nelson County 13.15
70 Orange County 12.89
71 Covington city 12.54
72 Staunton city 12.22
73 Winchester city 11.49
74 Waynesboro city 10.96
75 Colonial Heights city 10.52
76 Albemarle County 9.87
76 Madison County 9.87
77 Lexington city 9.78
78 Fairfax County 9.53
79 Hanover County 9.43
80 Mathews County 9.07
81 Arlington County 8.81
82 Gloucester County 8.76
83 Fauquier County 8.29
83 Franklin County 8.29
84 Radford city 7.98
85 Loudoun County 7.55
86 Salem city 7.24
87 Harrisonburg city 7.09
88 Bedford County 6.97
89 Norton city 6.53
90 Galax city 6.48
91 Greene County 6.46
92 Patrick County 5.86
93 Bristol city 5.65
94 Wise County 5.33
95 Clarke County 5.3
96 Buena Vista city 5.29
97 Roanoke County 5.11
98 Pulaski County 5.06
99 Fairfax city 4.96
100 Bath County 4.93
101 Alleghany County 4.66
102 Warren County 4.65
103 Falls Church city 4.44
104 Rappahannock County 4.4
105 Frederick County 4.2
106 Montgomery County 4.01
107 Augusta County 3.97
108 Lee County 3.83
109 Bland County 3.34
110 Botetourt County 3.13
111 Tazewell County 3.07
112 Wythe County 2.84
113 Rockbridge County 2.66
114 Buchanan County 2.58
115 Grayson County 2.1
116 Smyth County 2.07
117 Page County 2.01
118 Floyd County 1.92
119 Shenandoah County 1.88
120 Rockingham County 1.78
121 Giles County 1.56
122 Washington County 1.28
123 Russell County 0.82
124 Poquoson city 0.7
125 Carroll County 0.63
126 Scott County 0.61
127 Dickenson County 0.33
128 Highland County 0.31
129 Craig County 0.1