Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (79.35%), followed by Emporia city (63.93%), and Greensville County (59.92%).
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 Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2011
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 79.35 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 63.93 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 59.92 |
| 4 | Sussex County | 58.45 |
| 5 | Brunswick County | 57.09 |
| 6 | Franklin city | 56.68 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 53.5 |
| 8 | Richmond city | 51.33 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 50.17 |
| 10 | Danville city | 48.95 |
| 11 | Charles City County | 48.1 |
| 12 | Surry County | 45.27 |
| 13 | Martinsville city | 45.03 |
| 14 | Norfolk city | 43.57 |
| 15 | Suffolk city | 42.97 |
| 16 | Newport News city | 41.52 |
| 17 | Nottoway County | 39.7 |
| 18 | Essex County | 38.31 |
| 19 | Hopewell city | 38.23 |
| 20 | Southampton County | 37.53 |
| 21 | Mecklenburg County | 36.69 |
| 22 | Halifax County | 36.67 |
| 23 | Northampton County | 36.61 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 34.8 |
| 25 | Lunenburg County | 34.58 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 34.22 |
| 27 | Dinwiddie County | 33.1 |
| 28 | Cumberland County | 32.59 |
| 29 | Prince George County | 32.52 |
| 30 | Richmond County | 30.44 |
| 31 | Chesapeake city | 30.31 |
| 32 | Charlotte County | 30.06 |
| 33 | Henrico County | 29.87 |
| 34 | Lynchburg city | 29.16 |
| 35 | Caroline County | 29.1 |
| 36 | Roanoke city | 28.95 |
| 37 | Accomack County | 28.5 |
| 38 | Westmoreland County | 28.09 |
| 39 | Lancaster County | 28.02 |
| 40 | King and Queen County | 27.9 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 25.31 |
| 42 | Isle of Wight County | 24.61 |
| 43 | Fredericksburg city | 23.88 |
| 44 | Chesterfield County | 22.75 |
| 45 | Amelia County | 22.56 |
| 46 | Alexandria city | 22.52 |
| 47 | Pittsylvania County | 22.02 |
| 48 | Henry County | 21.95 |
| 49 | Prince William County | 21.23 |
| 50 | Virginia Beach city | 19.98 |
| 51 | Appomattox County | 19.88 |
| 52 | Charlottesville city | 19.4 |
| 53 | Amherst County | 18.93 |
| 54 | Goochland County | 18.22 |
| 55 | Middlesex County | 17.67 |
| 56 | King William County | 17.65 |
| 57 | King George County | 17.64 |
| 58 | Stafford County | 17.55 |
| 59 | Louisa County | 17.28 |
| 60 | Culpeper County | 16.01 |
| 61 | Spotsylvania County | 15.56 |
| 62 | Fluvanna County | 15.26 |
| 63 | Williamsburg city | 15.08 |
| 64 | Manassas city | 14.93 |
| 65 | Campbell County | 14.31 |
| 66 | Manassas Park city | 14.07 |
| 67 | Powhatan County | 13.58 |
| 68 | New Kent County | 13.46 |
| 69 | York County | 13.39 |
| 70 | James City County | 13.32 |
| 71 | Nelson County | 12.96 |
| 72 | Orange County | 12.89 |
| 73 | Covington city | 12.8 |
| 74 | Staunton city | 12.27 |
| 75 | Winchester city | 11.47 |
| 76 | Waynesboro city | 11.25 |
| 77 | Colonial Heights city | 10.95 |
| 78 | Albemarle County | 9.87 |
| 79 | Madison County | 9.76 |
| 80 | Lexington city | 9.68 |
| 81 | Fairfax County | 9.6 |
| 82 | Hanover County | 9.48 |
| 83 | Mathews County | 8.83 |
| 84 | Arlington County | 8.79 |
| 85 | Gloucester County | 8.56 |
| 86 | Radford city | 8.26 |
| 87 | Franklin County | 8.24 |
| 88 | Fauquier County | 8.2 |
| 89 | Loudoun County | 7.55 |
| 90 | Harrisonburg city | 7.44 |
| 91 | Salem city | 7.05 |
| 92 | Bedford County | 6.94 |
| 93 | Greene County | 6.63 |
| 94 | Norton city | 6.61 |
| 95 | Galax city | 6.6 |
| 96 | Patrick County | 5.85 |
| 97 | Bristol city | 5.4 |
| 98 | Roanoke County | 5.28 |
| 99 | Clarke County | 5.23 |
| 100 | Wise County | 5.2 |
| 101 | Buena Vista city | 5.08 |
| 102 | Pulaski County | 5.01 |
| 103 | Fairfax city | 4.98 |
| 104 | Bath County | 4.83 |
| 105 | Alleghany County | 4.69 |
| 106 | Warren County | 4.6 |
| 107 | Falls Church city | 4.43 |
| 108 | Rappahannock County | 4.37 |
| 109 | Frederick County | 4.21 |
| 110 | Montgomery County | 3.99 |
| 111 | Augusta County | 3.96 |
| 112 | Lee County | 3.85 |
| 113 | Bland County | 3.42 |
| 114 | Botetourt County | 3.26 |
| 115 | Tazewell County | 3.08 |
| 116 | Wythe County | 2.88 |
| 117 | Rockbridge County | 2.73 |
| 118 | Buchanan County | 2.65 |
| 119 | Grayson County | 2.11 |
| 120 | Page County | 2.08 |
| 121 | Smyth County | 2.07 |
| 122 | Shenandoah County | 1.97 |
| 123 | Floyd County | 1.91 |
| 124 | Rockingham County | 1.81 |
| 125 | Giles County | 1.53 |
| 126 | Washington County | 1.31 |
| 127 | Poquoson city | 0.9 |
| 128 | Russell County | 0.84 |
| 129 | Scott County | 0.66 |
| 130 | Carroll County | 0.64 |
| 131 | Highland County | 0.44 |
| 132 | Dickenson County | 0.36 |
| 133 | Craig County | 0.1 |