Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2015
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (78.35%), followed by Emporia city (64.19%), and Greensville County (59.51%).
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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties 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 2015
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 78.35 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 64.19 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 59.51 |
| 4 | Sussex County | 58.37 |
| 5 | Franklin city | 58.27 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 55.81 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 53.92 |
| 8 | Richmond city | 50.3 |
| 9 | Danville city | 50.28 |
| 10 | Hampton city | 50.14 |
| 11 | Charles City County | 46.59 |
| 12 | Martinsville city | 46.41 |
| 13 | Surry County | 43.69 |
| 14 | Norfolk city | 42.82 |
| 15 | Suffolk city | 42.59 |
| 16 | Newport News city | 41.82 |
| 17 | Hopewell city | 40.36 |
| 18 | Nottoway County | 39.86 |
| 19 | Essex County | 38.3 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 36.63 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 35.96 |
| 22 | Northampton County | 35.62 |
| 23 | Mecklenburg County | 34.93 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 34.46 |
| 25 | Lunenburg County | 34.26 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 32.9 |
| 27 | Prince George County | 32.86 |
| 28 | Dinwiddie County | 32.84 |
| 29 | Cumberland County | 31.58 |
| 30 | Henrico County | 30.12 |
| 31 | Chesapeake city | 30.08 |
| 32 | Richmond County | 29.99 |
| 33 | Roanoke city | 29.4 |
| 34 | Charlotte County | 28.83 |
| 35 | Accomack County | 28.63 |
| 36 | Lynchburg city | 28.53 |
| 37 | Lancaster County | 28.14 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 27.84 |
| 39 | Westmoreland County | 27.19 |
| 40 | King and Queen County | 26.2 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 24.37 |
| 42 | Fredericksburg city | 24.08 |
| 43 | Chesterfield County | 23.42 |
| 44 | Isle of Wight County | 23.2 |
| 45 | Alexandria city | 22.98 |
| 46 | Henry County | 22.08 |
| 47 | Prince William County | 21.83 |
| 48 | Amelia County | 21.79 |
| 49 | Pittsylvania County | 21.63 |
| 50 | Virginia Beach city | 20.06 |
| 51 | Charlottesville city | 19.42 |
| 52 | Amherst County | 19.35 |
| 53 | Appomattox County | 19.3 |
| 54 | Stafford County | 18.29 |
| 55 | Middlesex County | 17.8 |
| 56 | Goochland County | 17.28 |
| 57 | King William County | 17.16 |
| 58 | King George County | 16.92 |
| 59 | Louisa County | 16.59 |
| 60 | Spotsylvania County | 16.17 |
| 61 | Williamsburg city | 15.61 |
| 62 | Culpeper County | 15.22 |
| 63 | Fluvanna County | 15.2 |
| 64 | Manassas city | 15 |
| 65 | Campbell County | 14.57 |
| 66 | Colonial Heights city | 14.24 |
| 67 | Manassas Park city | 14.06 |
| 68 | Covington city | 13.6 |
| 69 | York County | 13.57 |
| 70 | James City County | 13.49 |
| 71 | New Kent County | 13.18 |
| 72 | Orange County | 13.03 |
| 73 | Waynesboro city | 12.07 |
| 74 | Nelson County | 11.98 |
| 75 | Staunton city | 11.78 |
| 76 | Winchester city | 11.54 |
| 77 | Powhatan County | 10.97 |
| 78 | Fairfax County | 10.12 |
| 79 | Albemarle County | 9.67 |
| 80 | Madison County | 9.51 |
| 81 | Lexington city | 9.34 |
| 82 | Arlington County | 9.29 |
| 83 | Hanover County | 9.26 |
| 84 | Mathews County | 9.16 |
| 85 | Radford city | 9.14 |
| 86 | Harrisonburg city | 8.41 |
| 87 | Franklin County | 8.16 |
| 87 | Gloucester County | 8.16 |
| 88 | Fauquier County | 7.95 |
| 89 | Loudoun County | 7.67 |
| 90 | Salem city | 7.21 |
| 91 | Galax city | 7.13 |
| 92 | Bedford County | 7.04 |
| 93 | Greene County | 6.54 |
| 94 | Norton city | 6.35 |
| 95 | Fairfax city | 5.79 |
| 96 | Roanoke County | 5.78 |
| 97 | Wise County | 5.71 |
| 98 | Bristol city | 5.62 |
| 99 | Grayson County | 5.5 |
| 100 | Patrick County | 5.49 |
| 101 | Pulaski County | 5.05 |
| 102 | Buena Vista city | 4.97 |
| 103 | Warren County | 4.78 |
| 104 | Bath County | 4.75 |
| 105 | Clarke County | 4.69 |
| 106 | Alleghany County | 4.55 |
| 107 | Falls Church city | 4.29 |
| 108 | Frederick County | 4.26 |
| 109 | Rappahannock County | 4.25 |
| 110 | Lee County | 4.23 |
| 111 | Augusta County | 4.13 |
| 112 | Montgomery County | 4.11 |
| 113 | Bland County | 3.7 |
| 114 | Botetourt County | 3.25 |
| 115 | Tazewell County | 3.23 |
| 116 | Buchanan County | 3 |
| 117 | Wythe County | 2.81 |
| 118 | Rockbridge County | 2.78 |
| 119 | Smyth County | 2.44 |
| 120 | Shenandoah County | 2.41 |
| 121 | Rockingham County | 2.14 |
| 122 | Page County | 2.02 |
| 123 | Floyd County | 1.96 |
| 124 | Giles County | 1.49 |
| 125 | Washington County | 1.45 |
| 126 | Poquoson city | 1.15 |
| 127 | Russell County | 1.01 |
| 128 | Highland County | 0.91 |
| 129 | Carroll County | 0.81 |
| 130 | Scott County | 0.8 |
| 131 | Dickenson County | 0.46 |
| 132 | Craig County | 0.25 |
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