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.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2019
Petersburg city
Emporia city
Greensville
Franklin city
Sussex
Brunswick
Portsmouth city
Danville city
Hampton city
Martinsville city
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