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.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
Petersburg city
Emporia city
Greensville
Sussex
Brunswick
Franklin city
Portsmouth city
Richmond city
Hampton city
Danville city
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