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.
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 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 |