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.
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 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 |