Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (76.09%), followed by Emporia city (63.97%), and Greensville County (59.73%).

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 2019
Petersburg city
Emporia city
Greensville
Franklin city
Sussex
Brunswick
Portsmouth city
Danville city
Hampton city
Martinsville city
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2019
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Petersburg city 76.09
2 Emporia city 63.97
3 Greensville County 59.73
4 Franklin city 56.6
5 Sussex County 55.82
6 Brunswick County 54.43
7 Portsmouth city 53.44
8 Danville city 51.19
9 Hampton city 49.67
10 Martinsville city 46.55
11 Richmond city 46.04
12 Charles City County 44.41
13 Hopewell city 42.01
14 Suffolk city 41.76
15 Surry County 41.21
16 Newport News city 40.88
17 Norfolk city 40.46
18 Nottoway County 38.83
19 Essex County 37.13
20 Halifax County 35.87
21 Southampton County 34.56
22 Mecklenburg County 34.07
23 Buckingham County 33.47
24 Lunenburg County 32.99
25 Northampton County 32.9
26 Prince Edward County 32.41
27 Dinwiddie County 31.42
28 Prince George County 31.18
29 Henrico County 30.04
30 Cumberland County 30.02
31 Chesapeake city 29.59
32 Richmond County 29.27
33 Roanoke city 29.11
34 Accomack County 28.54
35 Lancaster County 28.4
36 Lynchburg city 27.62
37 Charlotte County 27.25
38 Caroline County 26.64
39 King and Queen County 26.16
40 Westmoreland County 25.69
41 Northumberland County 24.47
42 Chesterfield County 23.6
43 Fredericksburg city 22.76
44 Isle of Wight County 22.64
45 Henry County 22.35
46 Alexandria city 21.78
47 Pittsylvania County 21.25
48 Prince William County 20.64
49 Amelia County 20.23
50 Virginia Beach city 19.07
51 Amherst County 18.96
52 Stafford County 18.83
53 Appomattox County 18.35
54 Charlottesville city 17.88
55 Spotsylvania County 16.47
56 Middlesex County 16.03
57 Colonial Heights city 15.75
58 King George County 15.67
59 Goochland County 15.52
60 Louisa County 15.17
60 Williamsburg city 15.17
61 King William County 15.05
62 Fluvanna County 14.95
63 Campbell County 14.57
64 Manassas Park city 14.03
65 Culpeper County 13.92
66 New Kent County 13.58
66 Manassas city 13.58
67 Covington city 13.55
68 York County 13.16
69 James City County 13
70 Orange County 12.9
71 Waynesboro city 12.07
72 Staunton city 11.39
73 Nelson County 10.87
74 Winchester city 10.61
75 Fairfax County 9.99
76 Albemarle County 9.34
77 Hanover County 9.25
78 Arlington County 9.14
79 Powhatan County 9.06
80 Radford city 9.04
81 Madison County 8.88
82 Lexington city 8.39
83 Mathews County 8.26
84 Franklin County 7.78
85 Harrisonburg city 7.73
86 Gloucester County 7.72
87 Loudoun County 7.49
88 Fauquier County 7.42
89 Salem city 7.37
90 Greene County 7.12
91 Bedford County 7.04
92 Bristol city 6.13
93 Roanoke County 6.11
94 Norton city 5.93
95 Fairfax city 5.81
96 Galax city 5.71
97 Wise County 5.66
98 Grayson County 5.5
99 Patrick County 5.19
100 Buena Vista city 5.11
101 Pulaski County 4.91
102 Warren County 4.63
103 Alleghany County 4.52
104 Augusta County 4.45
105 Falls Church city 4.4
106 Frederick County 4.32
107 Clarke County 4.3
108 Bath County 4.25
109 Montgomery County 4.07
110 Rappahannock County 4.04
111 Bland County 3.94
112 Lee County 3.49
113 Buchanan County 3.28
114 Rockbridge County 3.27
115 Tazewell County 3.17
116 Botetourt County 3.09
117 Wythe County 2.81
118 Shenandoah County 2.49
119 Smyth County 2.31
120 Rockingham County 2.21
121 Page County 2.1
122 Floyd County 1.86
123 Giles County 1.52
124 Washington County 1.47
125 Poquoson city 1.15
126 Highland County 1.06
127 Russell County 0.9
128 Scott County 0.88
129 Carroll County 0.83
130 Dickenson County 0.48
131 Craig County 0.37