Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (78.07%), followed by Emporia city (65.38%), and Greensville County (59.71%).
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 2018
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 78.07 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 65.38 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 59.71 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 58.09 |
| 5 | Sussex County | 57.13 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 55.31 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 54.52 |
| 8 | Danville city | 51.38 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 51.19 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 47.94 |
| 11 | Martinsville city | 47.21 |
| 12 | Charles City County | 45.54 |
| 13 | Hopewell city | 42.95 |
| 14 | Newport News city | 42.77 |
| 15 | Suffolk city | 42.44 |
| 16 | Norfolk city | 42.3 |
| 17 | Surry County | 42.27 |
| 18 | Nottoway County | 39.58 |
| 19 | Essex County | 38.1 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 36.46 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 34.89 |
| 22 | Mecklenburg County | 34.57 |
| 23 | Northampton County | 33.97 |
| 24 | Lunenburg County | 33.94 |
| 25 | Buckingham County | 33.9 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 33.37 |
| 27 | Prince George County | 32.54 |
| 28 | Dinwiddie County | 32.37 |
| 29 | Cumberland County | 30.59 |
| 30 | Henrico County | 30.55 |
| 31 | Chesapeake city | 30.54 |
| 32 | Roanoke city | 29.88 |
| 33 | Richmond County | 29.68 |
| 34 | Lancaster County | 28.98 |
| 35 | Accomack County | 28.85 |
| 36 | Lynchburg city | 28.28 |
| 37 | Charlotte County | 27.93 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 27.53 |
| 39 | King and Queen County | 26.53 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 26.21 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 24.58 |
| 42 | Fredericksburg city | 24.57 |
| 43 | Chesterfield County | 24.31 |
| 44 | Isle of Wight County | 23.35 |
| 45 | Alexandria city | 22.74 |
| 46 | Henry County | 22.68 |
| 47 | Prince William County | 22.17 |
| 48 | Pittsylvania County | 21.58 |
| 49 | Amelia County | 20.41 |
| 50 | Virginia Beach city | 20.27 |
| 51 | Stafford County | 19.52 |
| 52 | Amherst County | 19.07 |
| 53 | Appomattox County | 18.72 |
| 54 | Charlottesville city | 18.59 |
| 55 | Spotsylvania County | 17.07 |
| 56 | Middlesex County | 16.66 |
| 57 | Colonial Heights city | 16.49 |
| 58 | King George County | 16.17 |
| 59 | Williamsburg city | 16.12 |
| 60 | Goochland County | 15.96 |
| 61 | Louisa County | 15.77 |
| 62 | King William County | 15.59 |
| 63 | Manassas Park city | 15.35 |
| 64 | Fluvanna County | 15.15 |
| 65 | Manassas city | 15.1 |
| 66 | Culpeper County | 14.83 |
| 67 | Campbell County | 14.49 |
| 68 | York County | 13.79 |
| 69 | Covington city | 13.73 |
| 70 | New Kent County | 13.69 |
| 71 | James City County | 13.6 |
| 72 | Orange County | 13.3 |
| 73 | Waynesboro city | 13.19 |
| 74 | Staunton city | 11.67 |
| 75 | Winchester city | 11.42 |
| 76 | Nelson County | 11.37 |
| 77 | Fairfax County | 10.6 |
| 78 | Arlington County | 9.69 |
| 79 | Albemarle County | 9.66 |
| 80 | Powhatan County | 9.49 |
| 81 | Hanover County | 9.37 |
| 82 | Radford city | 9.35 |
| 83 | Harrisonburg city | 9.09 |
| 84 | Madison County | 9.02 |
| 85 | Lexington city | 8.9 |
| 86 | Mathews County | 8.56 |
| 87 | Gloucester County | 8.17 |
| 88 | Loudoun County | 7.98 |
| 89 | Franklin County | 7.93 |
| 90 | Fauquier County | 7.81 |
| 91 | Salem city | 7.62 |
| 92 | Bedford County | 7.12 |
| 93 | Greene County | 7.07 |
| 94 | Galax city | 7 |
| 95 | Fairfax city | 6.3 |
| 96 | Roanoke County | 6.18 |
| 97 | Bristol city | 6.16 |
| 98 | Norton city | 5.76 |
| 99 | Wise County | 5.7 |
| 100 | Grayson County | 5.65 |
| 101 | Buena Vista city | 5.42 |
| 102 | Patrick County | 5.4 |
| 103 | Pulaski County | 5.04 |
| 104 | Warren County | 4.91 |
| 105 | Falls Church city | 4.79 |
| 106 | Clarke County | 4.64 |
| 107 | Frederick County | 4.63 |
| 108 | Alleghany County | 4.62 |
| 109 | Bath County | 4.59 |
| 110 | Augusta County | 4.51 |
| 111 | Rappahannock County | 4.33 |
| 112 | Montgomery County | 4.16 |
| 113 | Bland County | 3.84 |
| 114 | Lee County | 3.66 |
| 115 | Rockbridge County | 3.34 |
| 116 | Buchanan County | 3.2 |
| 117 | Botetourt County | 3.17 |
| 118 | Tazewell County | 3.16 |
| 119 | Wythe County | 2.87 |
| 120 | Shenandoah County | 2.78 |
| 121 | Rockingham County | 2.45 |
| 122 | Smyth County | 2.34 |
| 123 | Page County | 2.14 |
| 124 | Floyd County | 2.08 |
| 125 | Giles County | 1.5 |
| 126 | Washington County | 1.48 |
| 127 | Poquoson city | 1.21 |
| 128 | Russell County | 1.12 |
| 129 | Carroll County | 0.83 |
| 130 | Highland County | 0.82 |
| 131 | Scott County | 0.81 |
| 132 | Dickenson County | 0.47 |
| 133 | Craig County | 0.45 |
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