Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (77.11%), followed by Emporia city (63.15%), and Greensville County (59.04%).

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 2015
Petersburg city
Emporia city
Greensville
Sussex
Franklin city
Brunswick
Portsmouth city
Danville city
Richmond city
Hampton city
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Petersburg city 77.11
2 Emporia city 63.15
3 Greensville County 59.04
4 Sussex County 57.76
5 Franklin city 57.68
6 Brunswick County 55.43
7 Portsmouth city 52.9
8 Danville city 49.81
9 Richmond city 49.34
10 Hampton city 48.74
11 Charles City County 46.44
12 Martinsville city 45.91
13 Surry County 43.24
14 Suffolk city 41.81
15 Norfolk city 41.31
16 Newport News city 39.99
17 Nottoway County 39.17
17 Hopewell city 39.17
18 Essex County 37.99
19 Halifax County 36.22
20 Southampton County 35.68
21 Northampton County 34.99
22 Mecklenburg County 34.5
23 Buckingham County 34.16
24 Lunenburg County 33.54
25 Prince Edward County 32.41
26 Dinwiddie County 32.28
27 Prince George County 31.6
28 Cumberland County 31.24
29 Richmond County 29.58
30 Henrico County 29.45
31 Chesapeake city 29.24
32 Roanoke city 28.74
33 Charlotte County 28.58
34 Accomack County 28.12
35 Lynchburg city 28.1
36 Lancaster County 27.94
37 Caroline County 27.31
38 Westmoreland County 26.75
39 King and Queen County 26.01
40 Northumberland County 24.08
41 Isle of Wight County 22.91
42 Fredericksburg city 22.8
43 Chesterfield County 22.59
44 Alexandria city 21.94
45 Henry County 21.74
46 Amelia County 21.61
47 Pittsylvania County 21.48
48 Prince William County 20.4
49 Appomattox County 19.23
50 Amherst County 19.15
51 Charlottesville city 19.08
52 Virginia Beach city 18.9
53 Middlesex County 17.54
54 Stafford County 17.25
55 Goochland County 17.06
56 King William County 16.89
57 King George County 16.52
58 Louisa County 16.35
59 Spotsylvania County 15.36
60 Fluvanna County 14.93
61 Williamsburg city 14.9
62 Culpeper County 14.53
63 Campbell County 14.4
64 Colonial Heights city 13.55
65 Covington city 13.31
66 Manassas city 13.22
67 York County 13.04
68 James City County 13.01
69 New Kent County 12.99
70 Orange County 12.66
71 Manassas Park city 12.32
72 Nelson County 11.66
73 Staunton city 11.55
74 Waynesboro city 11.35
75 Powhatan County 10.81
76 Winchester city 10.66
77 Fairfax County 9.49
78 Albemarle County 9.4
79 Madison County 9.3
80 Lexington city 9.12
81 Hanover County 9.05
82 Mathews County 8.99
83 Radford city 8.95
84 Arlington County 8.7
85 Franklin County 8.01
86 Gloucester County 7.94
87 Fauquier County 7.64
88 Loudoun County 7.15
89 Harrisonburg city 6.99
90 Bedford County 6.91
91 Salem city 6.9
92 Greene County 6.38
93 Norton city 6.31
94 Galax city 6.17
95 Wise County 5.61
96 Roanoke County 5.55
97 Bristol city 5.49
98 Patrick County 5.42
99 Grayson County 5.31
99 Fairfax city 5.31
100 Pulaski County 4.97
101 Buena Vista city 4.88
102 Warren County 4.57
103 Clarke County 4.53
104 Alleghany County 4.43
105 Bath County 4.39
106 Rappahannock County 4.14
107 Lee County 4
108 Augusta County 3.99
109 Frederick County 3.96
109 Montgomery County 3.96
110 Falls Church city 3.95
111 Bland County 3.69
112 Tazewell County 3.19
113 Botetourt County 3.13
114 Buchanan County 2.96
115 Wythe County 2.73
116 Rockbridge County 2.7
117 Smyth County 2.34
118 Shenandoah County 2.08
119 Page County 1.89
120 Rockingham County 1.88
121 Floyd County 1.83
122 Giles County 1.46
123 Washington County 1.41
124 Poquoson city 1.07
125 Russell County 0.85
126 Scott County 0.79
127 Carroll County 0.77
128 Highland County 0.59
129 Dickenson County 0.45
130 Craig County 0.23