Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (77.17%), followed by Emporia city (63.47%), and Greensville County (58.79%).

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 2014
Petersburg city
Emporia city
Greensville
Sussex
Franklin city
Brunswick
Portsmouth city
Richmond city
Danville city
Hampton city
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Petersburg city 77.17
2 Emporia city 63.47
3 Greensville County 58.79
4 Sussex County 57.63
5 Franklin city 57.21
6 Brunswick County 55.87
7 Portsmouth city 52.89
8 Richmond city 49.78
9 Danville city 49.34
10 Hampton city 48.56
11 Charles City County 47.18
12 Martinsville city 45.23
13 Surry County 43.61
14 Suffolk city 42.06
15 Norfolk city 41.51
16 Newport News city 39.73
17 Nottoway County 38.68
18 Hopewell city 38.45
19 Essex County 38.01
20 Halifax County 36.27
21 Southampton County 35.8
22 Northampton County 34.94
23 Mecklenburg County 34.49
24 Buckingham County 34.1
25 Lunenburg County 33.59
26 Dinwiddie County 32.3
27 Prince Edward County 32.06
28 Cumberland County 31.64
29 Prince George County 30.98
30 Richmond County 29.66
31 Chesapeake city 29.38
32 Henrico County 29.3
33 Charlotte County 28.55
34 Roanoke city 28.47
35 Lynchburg city 28.29
36 Accomack County 28.12
37 Lancaster County 28.02
38 Caroline County 27.52
39 Westmoreland County 26.92
40 King and Queen County 26.62
41 Northumberland County 24.4
42 Isle of Wight County 23.41
43 Fredericksburg city 22.8
44 Chesterfield County 22.4
45 Alexandria city 21.99
46 Amelia County 21.84
47 Henry County 21.64
48 Pittsylvania County 21.56
49 Prince William County 20.26
50 Appomattox County 19.66
51 Charlottesville city 19.1
52 Amherst County 19.01
53 Virginia Beach city 18.86
54 Middlesex County 17.52
55 Goochland County 17.37
56 Stafford County 17.01
57 King William County 16.86
58 King George County 16.81
59 Louisa County 16.42
60 Spotsylvania County 15.17
61 Fluvanna County 14.97
62 Culpeper County 14.9
63 Williamsburg city 14.54
64 Campbell County 14.36
65 Manassas city 13.5
66 New Kent County 13.31
67 James City County 13.03
68 York County 12.91
69 Colonial Heights city 12.77
69 Manassas Park city 12.77
70 Covington city 12.6
71 Orange County 12.58
72 Powhatan County 12.36
73 Nelson County 11.83
74 Staunton city 11.63
75 Waynesboro city 10.93
76 Winchester city 10.67
77 Madison County 9.52
78 Albemarle County 9.51
79 Fairfax County 9.34
80 Lexington city 9.24
81 Hanover County 9.14
82 Mathews County 8.83
83 Radford city 8.74
84 Arlington County 8.52
85 Franklin County 8.15
86 Gloucester County 8.01
87 Fauquier County 7.69
88 Loudoun County 7.09
89 Bedford County 6.82
89 Harrisonburg city 6.82
90 Salem city 6.79
91 Greene County 6.39
92 Norton city 6.21
93 Galax city 5.92
94 Patrick County 5.59
95 Bristol city 5.53
96 Roanoke County 5.5
97 Grayson County 5.19
97 Wise County 5.19
98 Pulaski County 5.1
98 Fairfax city 5.1
99 Buena Vista city 5
100 Warren County 4.95
101 Clarke County 4.77
102 Alleghany County 4.54
103 Bath County 4.39
104 Rappahannock County 4.06
105 Falls Church city 4.01
106 Montgomery County 3.96
107 Frederick County 3.95
108 Lee County 3.89
109 Augusta County 3.84
110 Bland County 3.67
111 Botetourt County 3.19
112 Tazewell County 3.18
113 Buchanan County 2.85
114 Wythe County 2.76
115 Rockbridge County 2.71
116 Smyth County 2.06
117 Shenandoah County 2.03
118 Page County 1.92
119 Floyd County 1.74
120 Rockingham County 1.72
121 Giles County 1.46
122 Washington County 1.36
123 Poquoson city 1.02
124 Russell County 0.84
125 Carroll County 0.76
126 Scott County 0.72
127 Highland County 0.58
128 Dickenson County 0.4
129 Craig County 0.23