Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (78.26%), followed by Emporia city (63.88%), and Greensville County (59.88%).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 78.26 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 63.88 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 59.88 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 58.11 |
| 5 | Sussex County | 57.74 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 55.56 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 54.29 |
| 8 | Hampton city | 50.49 |
| 9 | Danville city | 50.48 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 49.53 |
| 11 | Martinsville city | 46.81 |
| 12 | Charles City County | 46.3 |
| 13 | Surry County | 43.25 |
| 14 | Norfolk city | 42.67 |
| 15 | Suffolk city | 42.59 |
| 16 | Newport News city | 42.03 |
| 17 | Hopewell city | 41.37 |
| 18 | Nottoway County | 39.94 |
| 19 | Essex County | 38 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 36.54 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 35.47 |
| 22 | Northampton County | 35.18 |
| 23 | Mecklenburg County | 34.59 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 34.22 |
| 25 | Lunenburg County | 33.91 |
| 26 | Dinwiddie County | 33.03 |
| 27 | Prince Edward County | 32.62 |
| 28 | Prince George County | 32.52 |
| 29 | Cumberland County | 31.74 |
| 30 | Henrico County | 30.28 |
| 31 | Chesapeake city | 30.15 |
| 32 | Richmond County | 29.69 |
| 33 | Roanoke city | 29.49 |
| 34 | Accomack County | 28.76 |
| 35 | Charlotte County | 28.71 |
| 36 | Lynchburg city | 28.41 |
| 37 | Lancaster County | 28.23 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 27.8 |
| 39 | King and Queen County | 26.87 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 26.86 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 24.56 |
| 42 | Fredericksburg city | 23.83 |
| 43 | Chesterfield County | 23.61 |
| 44 | Alexandria city | 23.16 |
| 45 | Isle of Wight County | 23.13 |
| 46 | Henry County | 22.35 |
| 47 | Prince William County | 21.96 |
| 48 | Amelia County | 21.62 |
| 49 | Pittsylvania County | 21.53 |
| 50 | Virginia Beach city | 20.17 |
| 51 | Charlottesville city | 19.25 |
| 52 | Amherst County | 19.16 |
| 53 | Appomattox County | 19.15 |
| 54 | Stafford County | 18.47 |
| 55 | Middlesex County | 17.37 |
| 56 | King William County | 16.85 |
| 57 | Goochland County | 16.68 |
| 58 | King George County | 16.48 |
| 59 | Spotsylvania County | 16.36 |
| 60 | Louisa County | 16.14 |
| 61 | Williamsburg city | 15.73 |
| 62 | Manassas city | 15.21 |
| 63 | Culpeper County | 15.02 |
| 64 | Fluvanna County | 14.88 |
| 65 | Colonial Heights city | 14.64 |
| 66 | Campbell County | 14.5 |
| 67 | Manassas Park city | 14.18 |
| 68 | York County | 13.63 |
| 69 | Covington city | 13.62 |
| 70 | James City County | 13.56 |
| 71 | Orange County | 13.2 |
| 72 | New Kent County | 13.12 |
| 73 | Waynesboro city | 12.46 |
| 74 | Nelson County | 11.88 |
| 75 | Staunton city | 11.57 |
| 76 | Winchester city | 11.52 |
| 77 | Powhatan County | 10.43 |
| 78 | Fairfax County | 10.28 |
| 79 | Albemarle County | 9.81 |
| 80 | Arlington County | 9.49 |
| 81 | Hanover County | 9.27 |
| 81 | Radford city | 9.27 |
| 82 | Madison County | 9.25 |
| 83 | Lexington city | 9.07 |
| 84 | Mathews County | 8.91 |
| 85 | Harrisonburg city | 8.71 |
| 86 | Franklin County | 8.07 |
| 87 | Gloucester County | 8.06 |
| 88 | Fauquier County | 7.86 |
| 89 | Loudoun County | 7.75 |
| 90 | Salem city | 7.29 |
| 91 | Bedford County | 7.07 |
| 92 | Galax city | 7.01 |
| 93 | Greene County | 6.72 |
| 94 | Fairfax city | 6.04 |
| 95 | Norton city | 6.01 |
| 96 | Roanoke County | 5.91 |
| 97 | Wise County | 5.61 |
| 98 | Grayson County | 5.58 |
| 99 | Patrick County | 5.52 |
| 100 | Bristol city | 5.5 |
| 101 | Pulaski County | 5.03 |
| 102 | Buena Vista city | 4.93 |
| 103 | Clarke County | 4.88 |
| 104 | Warren County | 4.87 |
| 105 | Alleghany County | 4.57 |
| 106 | Bath County | 4.56 |
| 107 | Rappahannock County | 4.4 |
| 108 | Falls Church city | 4.35 |
| 109 | Frederick County | 4.32 |
| 110 | Augusta County | 4.22 |
| 111 | Montgomery County | 4.16 |
| 112 | Lee County | 3.96 |
| 113 | Bland County | 3.83 |
| 114 | Buchanan County | 3.18 |
| 115 | Botetourt County | 3.17 |
| 116 | Tazewell County | 3.15 |
| 117 | Rockbridge County | 2.88 |
| 118 | Wythe County | 2.83 |
| 119 | Shenandoah County | 2.5 |
| 120 | Smyth County | 2.3 |
| 121 | Rockingham County | 2.25 |
| 122 | Floyd County | 2 |
| 123 | Page County | 1.99 |
| 124 | Giles County | 1.5 |
| 125 | Washington County | 1.41 |
| 126 | Poquoson city | 1.21 |
| 127 | Russell County | 1 |
| 128 | Highland County | 0.99 |
| 129 | Carroll County | 0.79 |
| 129 | Scott County | 0.79 |
| 130 | Dickenson County | 0.45 |
| 131 | Craig County | 0.33 |