Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (77.97%), followed by Emporia city (64.29%), and Greensville County (59.67%).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 77.97 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 64.29 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 59.67 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 58.21 |
| 5 | Sussex County | 57.2 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 55.36 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 54.55 |
| 8 | Danville city | 50.92 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 50.91 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 48.91 |
| 11 | Martinsville city | 46.98 |
| 12 | Charles City County | 46.04 |
| 13 | Surry County | 43.02 |
| 14 | Newport News city | 42.44 |
| 15 | Hopewell city | 42.43 |
| 16 | Norfolk city | 42.4 |
| 17 | Suffolk city | 42.3 |
| 18 | Nottoway County | 39.56 |
| 19 | Essex County | 38.2 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 36.47 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 34.88 |
| 22 | Northampton County | 34.72 |
| 23 | Mecklenburg County | 34.49 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 34.23 |
| 25 | Lunenburg County | 33.93 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 33.21 |
| 27 | Prince George County | 32.6 |
| 28 | Dinwiddie County | 32.44 |
| 29 | Cumberland County | 31.37 |
| 30 | Henrico County | 30.44 |
| 31 | Chesapeake city | 30.42 |
| 32 | Richmond County | 29.69 |
| 33 | Roanoke city | 29.66 |
| 34 | Accomack County | 28.87 |
| 35 | Lynchburg city | 28.4 |
| 36 | Charlotte County | 28.28 |
| 37 | Lancaster County | 28.27 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 27.25 |
| 39 | Westmoreland County | 26.29 |
| 40 | King and Queen County | 26.13 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 24.89 |
| 42 | Fredericksburg city | 24.04 |
| 43 | Chesterfield County | 23.83 |
| 44 | Isle of Wight County | 23.3 |
| 45 | Alexandria city | 23.1 |
| 46 | Henry County | 22.55 |
| 47 | Prince William County | 22.08 |
| 48 | Pittsylvania County | 21.55 |
| 49 | Amelia County | 21.04 |
| 50 | Virginia Beach city | 20.19 |
| 51 | Amherst County | 19.16 |
| 52 | Stafford County | 19.01 |
| 53 | Appomattox County | 19 |
| 54 | Charlottesville city | 18.95 |
| 55 | Middlesex County | 17.02 |
| 56 | Spotsylvania County | 16.7 |
| 57 | King George County | 16.36 |
| 58 | King William County | 16.1 |
| 59 | Louisa County | 16.09 |
| 60 | Goochland County | 16.04 |
| 60 | Williamsburg city | 16.04 |
| 61 | Colonial Heights city | 15.85 |
| 62 | Manassas city | 15.24 |
| 63 | Manassas Park city | 15.04 |
| 64 | Fluvanna County | 14.95 |
| 65 | Culpeper County | 14.86 |
| 66 | Campbell County | 14.4 |
| 67 | York County | 13.68 |
| 68 | Covington city | 13.62 |
| 69 | James City County | 13.56 |
| 70 | Orange County | 13.36 |
| 71 | New Kent County | 13.35 |
| 72 | Waynesboro city | 12.79 |
| 73 | Winchester city | 11.71 |
| 74 | Nelson County | 11.66 |
| 75 | Staunton city | 11.56 |
| 76 | Fairfax County | 10.43 |
| 77 | Powhatan County | 9.76 |
| 78 | Albemarle County | 9.71 |
| 79 | Arlington County | 9.57 |
| 80 | Hanover County | 9.45 |
| 81 | Madison County | 9.2 |
| 81 | Radford city | 9.2 |
| 82 | Lexington city | 8.98 |
| 83 | Harrisonburg city | 8.84 |
| 84 | Mathews County | 8.71 |
| 85 | Gloucester County | 8.09 |
| 86 | Franklin County | 8.05 |
| 87 | Loudoun County | 7.86 |
| 88 | Fauquier County | 7.74 |
| 89 | Salem city | 7.48 |
| 90 | Galax city | 7.21 |
| 91 | Bedford County | 7.1 |
| 92 | Greene County | 6.96 |
| 93 | Fairfax city | 6.09 |
| 94 | Roanoke County | 6.06 |
| 95 | Norton city | 5.93 |
| 96 | Wise County | 5.89 |
| 97 | Bristol city | 5.62 |
| 98 | Grayson County | 5.57 |
| 99 | Patrick County | 5.51 |
| 100 | Buena Vista city | 5.24 |
| 101 | Pulaski County | 5.06 |
| 102 | Warren County | 4.84 |
| 103 | Clarke County | 4.68 |
| 104 | Falls Church city | 4.66 |
| 105 | Alleghany County | 4.63 |
| 106 | Frederick County | 4.54 |
| 107 | Bath County | 4.47 |
| 108 | Augusta County | 4.41 |
| 109 | Rappahannock County | 4.28 |
| 110 | Montgomery County | 4.2 |
| 111 | Bland County | 3.8 |
| 112 | Lee County | 3.69 |
| 113 | Botetourt County | 3.31 |
| 114 | Rockbridge County | 3.26 |
| 115 | Tazewell County | 3.07 |
| 116 | Buchanan County | 2.93 |
| 117 | Wythe County | 2.91 |
| 118 | Shenandoah County | 2.62 |
| 119 | Rockingham County | 2.33 |
| 120 | Smyth County | 2.25 |
| 121 | Page County | 2.13 |
| 122 | Floyd County | 1.98 |
| 123 | Giles County | 1.54 |
| 124 | Washington County | 1.5 |
| 125 | Poquoson city | 1.14 |
| 126 | Highland County | 1.08 |
| 127 | Russell County | 1.02 |
| 128 | Carroll County | 0.84 |
| 129 | Scott County | 0.82 |
| 130 | Dickenson County | 0.47 |
| 131 | Craig County | 0.39 |
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