Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (79.08%), followed by Emporia city (64.15%), and Greensville County (59.75%).
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 2012
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 79.08 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 64.15 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 59.75 |
| 4 | Sussex County | 58.46 |
| 5 | Franklin city | 57.33 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 56.83 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 53.68 |
| 8 | Richmond city | 51.07 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 49.92 |
| 10 | Danville city | 49.29 |
| 11 | Charles City County | 47.89 |
| 12 | Martinsville city | 45.66 |
| 13 | Surry County | 45.06 |
| 14 | Norfolk city | 43.36 |
| 15 | Suffolk city | 43.02 |
| 16 | Newport News city | 41.56 |
| 17 | Nottoway County | 39.6 |
| 18 | Hopewell city | 38.98 |
| 19 | Essex County | 38.31 |
| 20 | Southampton County | 37.12 |
| 21 | Halifax County | 36.66 |
| 22 | Northampton County | 36.6 |
| 23 | Mecklenburg County | 35.69 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 34.99 |
| 25 | Lunenburg County | 34.31 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 33.24 |
| 27 | Dinwiddie County | 32.89 |
| 28 | Prince George County | 32.62 |
| 29 | Cumberland County | 32.53 |
| 30 | Richmond County | 30.15 |
| 31 | Chesapeake city | 30.1 |
| 32 | Henrico County | 29.84 |
| 33 | Charlotte County | 29.73 |
| 34 | Roanoke city | 28.92 |
| 35 | Lynchburg city | 28.89 |
| 36 | Accomack County | 28.75 |
| 37 | Caroline County | 28.57 |
| 38 | Lancaster County | 27.92 |
| 39 | Westmoreland County | 27.85 |
| 40 | King and Queen County | 26.87 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 25.18 |
| 42 | Isle of Wight County | 24.4 |
| 43 | Fredericksburg city | 23.7 |
| 44 | Chesterfield County | 22.94 |
| 45 | Alexandria city | 22.49 |
| 46 | Amelia County | 22.29 |
| 47 | Pittsylvania County | 21.94 |
| 48 | Henry County | 21.82 |
| 49 | Prince William County | 21.33 |
| 50 | Virginia Beach city | 19.93 |
| 51 | Appomattox County | 19.83 |
| 52 | Charlottesville city | 19.38 |
| 53 | Amherst County | 19.09 |
| 54 | Middlesex County | 18.05 |
| 55 | Goochland County | 17.77 |
| 56 | King George County | 17.66 |
| 57 | Stafford County | 17.61 |
| 58 | King William County | 17.45 |
| 59 | Louisa County | 17.09 |
| 60 | Culpeper County | 15.85 |
| 61 | Spotsylvania County | 15.69 |
| 62 | Fluvanna County | 15.34 |
| 63 | Manassas city | 15.15 |
| 64 | Williamsburg city | 14.96 |
| 65 | Manassas Park city | 14.56 |
| 66 | Campbell County | 14.23 |
| 67 | James City County | 13.45 |
| 67 | New Kent County | 13.45 |
| 68 | York County | 13.29 |
| 69 | Powhatan County | 13.2 |
| 70 | Orange County | 12.96 |
| 71 | Covington city | 12.71 |
| 72 | Nelson County | 12.66 |
| 73 | Staunton city | 11.98 |
| 74 | Colonial Heights city | 11.71 |
| 75 | Waynesboro city | 11.47 |
| 76 | Winchester city | 11.11 |
| 77 | Madison County | 9.81 |
| 78 | Albemarle County | 9.8 |
| 79 | Fairfax County | 9.69 |
| 80 | Lexington city | 9.55 |
| 81 | Hanover County | 9.46 |
| 82 | Mathews County | 8.9 |
| 83 | Arlington County | 8.79 |
| 84 | Radford city | 8.46 |
| 85 | Gloucester County | 8.37 |
| 86 | Franklin County | 8.24 |
| 87 | Fauquier County | 8.15 |
| 88 | Harrisonburg city | 7.82 |
| 89 | Loudoun County | 7.56 |
| 90 | Salem city | 7.11 |
| 91 | Bedford County | 6.98 |
| 92 | Galax city | 6.64 |
| 93 | Norton city | 6.52 |
| 94 | Greene County | 6.5 |
| 95 | Patrick County | 5.77 |
| 96 | Roanoke County | 5.43 |
| 97 | Bristol city | 5.31 |
| 98 | Fairfax city | 5.25 |
| 99 | Clarke County | 5.23 |
| 100 | Pulaski County | 5.1 |
| 101 | Bath County | 5.06 |
| 102 | Buena Vista city | 5.04 |
| 103 | Wise County | 4.98 |
| 104 | Alleghany County | 4.76 |
| 105 | Warren County | 4.72 |
| 106 | Falls Church city | 4.51 |
| 107 | Rappahannock County | 4.44 |
| 108 | Frederick County | 4.29 |
| 109 | Montgomery County | 3.98 |
| 110 | Augusta County | 3.93 |
| 111 | Lee County | 3.85 |
| 112 | Bland County | 3.44 |
| 113 | Botetourt County | 3.31 |
| 114 | Tazewell County | 3.16 |
| 115 | Wythe County | 2.96 |
| 116 | Rockbridge County | 2.78 |
| 117 | Buchanan County | 2.76 |
| 118 | Grayson County | 2.16 |
| 119 | Shenandoah County | 2.13 |
| 120 | Smyth County | 2.06 |
| 121 | Page County | 2.05 |
| 122 | Floyd County | 1.87 |
| 123 | Rockingham County | 1.86 |
| 124 | Giles County | 1.45 |
| 125 | Washington County | 1.37 |
| 126 | Poquoson city | 0.98 |
| 127 | Russell County | 0.88 |
| 128 | Carroll County | 0.68 |
| 128 | Scott County | 0.68 |
| 129 | Highland County | 0.45 |
| 130 | Dickenson County | 0.38 |
| 131 | Craig County | 0.25 |