Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (78.21%), followed by Emporia city (63.02%), and Greensville County (59.58%).
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
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 78.21 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 63.02 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 59.58 |
| 4 | Sussex County | 58.04 |
| 5 | Brunswick County | 56.72 |
| 6 | Franklin city | 56.35 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 52.65 |
| 8 | Richmond city | 50.28 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 48.82 |
| 10 | Danville city | 48.66 |
| 11 | Charles City County | 47.99 |
| 12 | Surry County | 44.98 |
| 13 | Martinsville city | 44.58 |
| 14 | Suffolk city | 42.32 |
| 15 | Norfolk city | 42.1 |
| 16 | Newport News city | 39.81 |
| 17 | Nottoway County | 39.07 |
| 18 | Essex County | 38.03 |
| 19 | Southampton County | 37.3 |
| 20 | Hopewell city | 36.98 |
| 21 | Halifax County | 36.36 |
| 22 | Mecklenburg County | 36.31 |
| 23 | Northampton County | 36.13 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 34.55 |
| 25 | Lunenburg County | 33.9 |
| 26 | Prince Edward County | 33.76 |
| 27 | Dinwiddie County | 32.58 |
| 28 | Cumberland County | 32.22 |
| 29 | Prince George County | 31.17 |
| 30 | Richmond County | 30.26 |
| 31 | Charlotte County | 29.74 |
| 32 | Chesapeake city | 29.55 |
| 33 | Henrico County | 29.2 |
| 34 | Lynchburg city | 28.79 |
| 35 | Caroline County | 28.65 |
| 36 | Roanoke city | 28.31 |
| 37 | Accomack County | 28.15 |
| 38 | Lancaster County | 27.84 |
| 39 | King and Queen County | 27.77 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 27.71 |
| 41 | Northumberland County | 25.06 |
| 42 | Isle of Wight County | 24.35 |
| 43 | Fredericksburg city | 22.66 |
| 44 | Amelia County | 22.48 |
| 45 | Chesterfield County | 21.99 |
| 46 | Pittsylvania County | 21.89 |
| 47 | Henry County | 21.66 |
| 48 | Alexandria city | 21.52 |
| 49 | Prince William County | 19.89 |
| 50 | Appomattox County | 19.82 |
| 51 | Charlottesville city | 19.11 |
| 52 | Virginia Beach city | 18.93 |
| 53 | Amherst County | 18.75 |
| 54 | Goochland County | 18.04 |
| 55 | King William County | 17.45 |
| 56 | Middlesex County | 17.42 |
| 57 | King George County | 17.34 |
| 58 | Louisa County | 17.06 |
| 59 | Stafford County | 16.64 |
| 60 | Culpeper County | 15.37 |
| 61 | Fluvanna County | 15.05 |
| 62 | Spotsylvania County | 14.92 |
| 63 | Williamsburg city | 14.56 |
| 64 | Campbell County | 14.22 |
| 65 | Manassas city | 13.49 |
| 66 | Powhatan County | 13.44 |
| 67 | New Kent County | 13.34 |
| 68 | York County | 12.95 |
| 69 | James City County | 12.92 |
| 70 | Covington city | 12.71 |
| 71 | Nelson County | 12.64 |
| 72 | Orange County | 12.58 |
| 73 | Manassas Park city | 12.51 |
| 74 | Staunton city | 12.06 |
| 75 | Waynesboro city | 10.74 |
| 76 | Winchester city | 10.65 |
| 77 | Colonial Heights city | 10.44 |
| 78 | Madison County | 9.65 |
| 79 | Albemarle County | 9.63 |
| 80 | Lexington city | 9.46 |
| 81 | Hanover County | 9.32 |
| 82 | Fairfax County | 9.05 |
| 83 | Mathews County | 8.81 |
| 84 | Gloucester County | 8.38 |
| 85 | Arlington County | 8.29 |
| 86 | Franklin County | 8.13 |
| 87 | Radford city | 8.11 |
| 88 | Fauquier County | 7.97 |
| 89 | Loudoun County | 7.09 |
| 90 | Bedford County | 6.84 |
| 91 | Salem city | 6.76 |
| 92 | Norton city | 6.61 |
| 93 | Greene County | 6.48 |
| 94 | Harrisonburg city | 6.26 |
| 95 | Galax city | 5.93 |
| 96 | Patrick County | 5.81 |
| 97 | Bristol city | 5.3 |
| 98 | Clarke County | 5.2 |
| 99 | Roanoke County | 5.13 |
| 100 | Wise County | 5.12 |
| 101 | Buena Vista city | 5.05 |
| 102 | Pulaski County | 4.96 |
| 103 | Fairfax city | 4.64 |
| 104 | Alleghany County | 4.57 |
| 105 | Warren County | 4.49 |
| 106 | Bath County | 4.43 |
| 107 | Falls Church city | 4.26 |
| 108 | Rappahannock County | 4.24 |
| 109 | Frederick County | 3.95 |
| 110 | Augusta County | 3.85 |
| 111 | Montgomery County | 3.84 |
| 112 | Lee County | 3.64 |
| 113 | Bland County | 3.42 |
| 114 | Botetourt County | 3.19 |
| 115 | Tazewell County | 3.06 |
| 116 | Wythe County | 2.79 |
| 117 | Rockbridge County | 2.65 |
| 118 | Buchanan County | 2.64 |
| 119 | Grayson County | 2.05 |
| 120 | Smyth County | 1.98 |
| 121 | Page County | 1.96 |
| 122 | Floyd County | 1.79 |
| 123 | Shenandoah County | 1.69 |
| 124 | Rockingham County | 1.63 |
| 125 | Giles County | 1.51 |
| 126 | Washington County | 1.29 |
| 127 | Poquoson city | 0.87 |
| 128 | Russell County | 0.81 |
| 129 | Scott County | 0.66 |
| 130 | Carroll County | 0.62 |
| 131 | Highland County | 0.44 |
| 132 | Dickenson County | 0.36 |
| 133 | Craig County | 0.1 |