Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2019
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (77.46%), followed by Emporia city (65.61%), and Greensville County (60.31%).
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 2019
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 77.46 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 65.61 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 60.31 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 57.06 |
| 5 | Sussex County | 56.45 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 54.9 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 54.67 |
| 8 | Danville city | 51.73 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 51.3 |
| 10 | Martinsville city | 47.21 |
| 11 | Richmond city | 46.99 |
| 12 | Charles City County | 44.63 |
| 13 | Hopewell city | 43.65 |
| 14 | Newport News city | 42.93 |
| 15 | Suffolk city | 42.72 |
| 16 | Norfolk city | 42.04 |
| 17 | Surry County | 41.69 |
| 18 | Nottoway County | 39.58 |
| 19 | Essex County | 37.69 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 36.32 |
| 21 | Southampton County | 34.95 |
| 22 | Mecklenburg County | 34.59 |
| 23 | Buckingham County | 33.79 |
| 24 | Lunenburg County | 33.75 |
| 25 | Northampton County | 33.53 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 33.12 |
| 27 | Prince George County | 32.61 |
| 28 | Dinwiddie County | 32.07 |
| 29 | Henrico County | 30.72 |
| 30 | Chesapeake city | 30.6 |
| 31 | Cumberland County | 30.39 |
| 32 | Roanoke city | 29.93 |
| 33 | Richmond County | 29.69 |
| 34 | Accomack County | 29.17 |
| 35 | Lancaster County | 28.78 |
| 36 | Lynchburg city | 28.06 |
| 37 | Charlotte County | 27.57 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 27.27 |
| 39 | King and Queen County | 26.33 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 26.26 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 24.82 |
| 42 | Chesterfield County | 24.59 |
| 43 | Fredericksburg city | 24.09 |
| 44 | Isle of Wight County | 23.12 |
| 45 | Henry County | 22.74 |
| 46 | Alexandria city | 22.73 |
| 47 | Prince William County | 22.25 |
| 48 | Pittsylvania County | 21.46 |
| 49 | Amelia County | 20.47 |
| 50 | Virginia Beach city | 20.32 |
| 51 | Stafford County | 20.09 |
| 52 | Amherst County | 19.19 |
| 53 | Appomattox County | 18.5 |
| 54 | Charlottesville city | 18.27 |
| 55 | Spotsylvania County | 17.49 |
| 56 | Colonial Heights city | 16.65 |
| 57 | Middlesex County | 16.43 |
| 58 | King George County | 16.14 |
| 59 | Williamsburg city | 15.97 |
| 60 | Goochland County | 15.72 |
| 61 | Manassas Park city | 15.64 |
| 62 | Louisa County | 15.46 |
| 63 | King William County | 15.45 |
| 64 | Manassas city | 15.44 |
| 65 | Fluvanna County | 15.27 |
| 66 | Campbell County | 14.75 |
| 67 | Culpeper County | 14.67 |
| 68 | Covington city | 13.91 |
| 69 | New Kent County | 13.86 |
| 69 | York County | 13.86 |
| 70 | James City County | 13.55 |
| 71 | Waynesboro city | 13.4 |
| 72 | Orange County | 13.31 |
| 73 | Staunton city | 11.69 |
| 74 | Winchester city | 11.41 |
| 75 | Nelson County | 11.24 |
| 76 | Fairfax County | 10.72 |
| 77 | Arlington County | 9.77 |
| 78 | Albemarle County | 9.64 |
| 79 | Hanover County | 9.5 |
| 80 | Radford city | 9.32 |
| 81 | Powhatan County | 9.28 |
| 82 | Harrisonburg city | 9.26 |
| 83 | Madison County | 9.16 |
| 84 | Lexington city | 8.64 |
| 85 | Mathews County | 8.47 |
| 86 | Loudoun County | 8.09 |
| 87 | Gloucester County | 7.99 |
| 88 | Franklin County | 7.95 |
| 89 | Fauquier County | 7.85 |
| 90 | Salem city | 7.7 |
| 91 | Greene County | 7.37 |
| 92 | Bedford County | 7.18 |
| 93 | Galax city | 7.02 |
| 94 | Roanoke County | 6.37 |
| 95 | Bristol city | 6.31 |
| 96 | Fairfax city | 6.3 |
| 97 | Norton city | 5.98 |
| 98 | Wise County | 5.76 |
| 99 | Grayson County | 5.71 |
| 100 | Patrick County | 5.28 |
| 101 | Buena Vista city | 5.15 |
| 102 | Pulaski County | 5.01 |
| 103 | Warren County | 4.96 |
| 104 | Falls Church city | 4.87 |
| 105 | Frederick County | 4.76 |
| 106 | Alleghany County | 4.64 |
| 106 | Augusta County | 4.64 |
| 107 | Clarke County | 4.54 |
| 108 | Bath County | 4.53 |
| 109 | Montgomery County | 4.27 |
| 110 | Rappahannock County | 4.19 |
| 111 | Bland County | 3.99 |
| 112 | Lee County | 3.72 |
| 113 | Rockbridge County | 3.43 |
| 114 | Buchanan County | 3.39 |
| 115 | Tazewell County | 3.22 |
| 116 | Botetourt County | 3.21 |
| 117 | Wythe County | 2.95 |
| 118 | Shenandoah County | 2.88 |
| 119 | Rockingham County | 2.58 |
| 120 | Smyth County | 2.44 |
| 121 | Page County | 2.24 |
| 122 | Floyd County | 2.01 |
| 123 | Giles County | 1.57 |
| 124 | Washington County | 1.52 |
| 125 | Poquoson city | 1.26 |
| 126 | Russell County | 1.09 |
| 127 | Highland County | 1.06 |
| 128 | Scott County | 0.92 |
| 129 | Carroll County | 0.91 |
| 130 | Dickenson County | 0.55 |
| 131 | Craig County | 0.47 |