# Cities in Virginia by black or African American population share, 2024

All 39 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/virginia-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Petersburg, VA | 74.2 |
| 2 | Danville, VA | 50.5 |
| 3 | Portsmouth, VA | 50.2 |
| 4 | Hampton, VA | 48.1 |
| 5 | Martinsville, VA | 43.9 |
| 6 | Hopewell, VA | 41.6 |
| 6 | Suffolk, VA | 41.6 |
| 8 | Newport News, VA | 40.6 |
| 9 | Richmond, VA | 40.6 |
| 10 | Norfolk, VA | 38.9 |
| 11 | Chesapeake, VA | 28.5 |
| 12 | Roanoke, VA | 27.7 |
| 13 | Lynchburg, VA | 27 |
| 14 | Alexandria, VA | 21 |
| 15 | Fredericksburg, VA | 19.4 |
| 16 | Colonial Heights, VA | 18.7 |
| 17 | Virginia Beach, VA | 18.2 |
| 18 | Culpeper, VA | 16.8 |
| 19 | Charlottesville, VA | 15.5 |
| 20 | Williamsburg, VA | 14.3 |
| 21 | Manassas Park, VA | 13.6 |
| 22 | Manassas, VA | 11.8 |
| 23 | Waynesboro, VA | 10.9 |
| 24 | Staunton, VA | 10.3 |
| 25 | Warrenton, VA | 9.9 |
| 26 | Radford, VA | 9.2 |
| 27 | Front Royal, VA | 9 |
| 28 | Salem, VA | 8.7 |
| 29 | Leesburg, VA | 8.6 |
| 30 | Herndon, VA | 8.1 |
| 31 | Winchester, VA | 7.7 |
| 32 | Harrisonburg, VA | 7.2 |
| 33 | Fairfax, VA | 6.3 |
| 34 | Christiansburg, VA | 5.9 |
| 35 | Bristol, VA | 5.8 |
| 36 | Vienna, VA | 4.5 |
| 37 | Blacksburg, VA | 3.9 |
| 38 | Falls Church, VA | 3.5 |
| 39 | Poquoson, VA | 1.9 |