Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (76.73%), followed by Emporia city (63.92%), and Greensville County (59.14%).

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 2018
Petersburg city
Emporia city
Greensville
Franklin city
Sussex
Brunswick
Portsmouth city
Danville city
Hampton city
Richmond city
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Petersburg city 76.73
2 Emporia city 63.92
3 Greensville County 59.14
4 Franklin city 57.5
5 Sussex County 56.48
6 Brunswick County 54.85
7 Portsmouth city 53.33
8 Danville city 50.84
9 Hampton city 49.63
10 Richmond city 46.97
11 Martinsville city 46.6
12 Charles City County 45.32
13 Surry County 41.79
14 Suffolk city 41.52
15 Hopewell city 41.34
16 Newport News city 40.78
17 Norfolk city 40.72
18 Nottoway County 38.87
19 Essex County 37.54
20 Halifax County 36.03
21 Southampton County 34.51
22 Mecklenburg County 34.1
23 Buckingham County 33.58
24 Northampton County 33.35
25 Lunenburg County 33.23
26 Prince Edward County 32.72
27 Dinwiddie County 31.74
28 Prince George County 31.08
29 Cumberland County 30.22
30 Henrico County 29.87
31 Chesapeake city 29.57
32 Richmond County 29.26
33 Roanoke city 29.1
34 Lancaster County 28.62
35 Accomack County 28.25
36 Lynchburg city 27.85
37 Charlotte County 27.59
38 Caroline County 26.89
39 King and Queen County 26.32
40 Westmoreland County 25.59
41 Northumberland County 24.29
42 Chesterfield County 23.36
43 Fredericksburg city 23.28
44 Isle of Wight County 22.89
45 Henry County 22.29
46 Alexandria city 21.75
47 Pittsylvania County 21.39
48 Prince William County 20.59
49 Amelia County 20.23
50 Virginia Beach city 19.05
51 Amherst County 18.84
52 Appomattox County 18.58
53 Stafford County 18.32
54 Charlottesville city 18.21
55 Middlesex County 16.26
56 Spotsylvania County 16.11
57 Goochland County 15.76
58 Colonial Heights city 15.69
59 King George County 15.64
60 Louisa County 15.51
61 King William County 15.26
62 Williamsburg city 15.2
63 Fluvanna County 14.82
64 Campbell County 14.33
65 Culpeper County 14.07
66 Manassas Park city 13.78
67 New Kent County 13.4
67 Manassas city 13.4
68 Covington city 13.38
69 York County 13.12
70 James City County 13.06
71 Orange County 12.92
72 Waynesboro city 12.04
73 Staunton city 11.38
74 Nelson County 11.05
75 Winchester city 10.54
76 Fairfax County 9.89
77 Albemarle County 9.35
78 Powhatan County 9.27
79 Hanover County 9.11
79 Radford city 9.11
80 Arlington County 9.06
81 Madison County 8.78
82 Lexington city 8.68
83 Mathews County 8.37
84 Gloucester County 7.9
85 Franklin County 7.75
86 Harrisonburg city 7.55
87 Fauquier County 7.41
88 Loudoun County 7.4
89 Salem city 7.33
90 Bedford County 6.98
91 Greene County 6.86
92 Bristol city 5.99
93 Roanoke County 5.93
94 Galax city 5.79
95 Fairfax city 5.74
96 Norton city 5.71
97 Wise County 5.6
98 Grayson County 5.45
99 Buena Vista city 5.38
100 Patrick County 5.31
101 Pulaski County 4.95
102 Warren County 4.61
103 Alleghany County 4.5
104 Clarke County 4.42
105 Falls Church city 4.36
106 Augusta County 4.34
107 Bath County 4.26
108 Frederick County 4.21
108 Rappahannock County 4.21
109 Montgomery County 3.98
110 Bland County 3.83
111 Lee County 3.43
112 Rockbridge County 3.2
113 Buchanan County 3.11
113 Tazewell County 3.11
114 Botetourt County 3.06
115 Wythe County 2.72
116 Shenandoah County 2.4
117 Smyth County 2.24
118 Rockingham County 2.12
119 Page County 2.01
120 Floyd County 1.95
121 Giles County 1.45
122 Washington County 1.43
123 Poquoson city 1.13
124 Russell County 0.92
125 Highland County 0.82
126 Scott County 0.8
127 Carroll County 0.76
128 Dickenson County 0.44
129 Craig County 0.37