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

All 133 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/virginia-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/black-population-share/virginia-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Petersburg city | 74.2 |
| 2 | Emporia city | 64.3 |
| 3 | Greensville County | 55.9 |
| 4 | Franklin city | 54.8 |
| 5 | Sussex County | 54.1 |
| 6 | Brunswick County | 51.5 |
| 7 | Danville city | 50.5 |
| 8 | Portsmouth city | 50.2 |
| 9 | Hampton city | 48.1 |
| 10 | Martinsville city | 43.9 |
| 11 | Hopewell city | 41.6 |
| 11 | Suffolk city | 41.6 |
| 13 | Newport News city | 40.6 |
| 14 | Richmond city | 40.6 |
| 15 | Charles City County | 40.6 |
| 16 | Surry County | 39 |
| 17 | Norfolk city | 38.9 |
| 18 | Essex County | 36.8 |
| 19 | Nottoway County | 36.2 |
| 20 | Halifax County | 34.3 |
| 21 | Mecklenburg County | 32.4 |
| 22 | Lunenburg County | 32.4 |
| 23 | Prince George County | 30.9 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 30.6 |
| 25 | Dinwiddie County | 29.9 |
| 26 | Northampton County | 29.6 |
| 27 | Prince Edward County | 29.5 |
| 28 | Cumberland County | 29.4 |
| 29 | Southampton County | 29.2 |
| 30 | Henrico County | 29.1 |
| 31 | Chesapeake city | 28.5 |
| 32 | Roanoke city | 27.7 |
| 33 | Accomack County | 27.1 |
| 34 | Lynchburg city | 27 |
| 35 | Richmond County | 26.8 |
| 36 | Lancaster County | 25.5 |
| 37 | Charlotte County | 24.7 |
| 38 | Caroline County | 23.7 |
| 39 | Westmoreland County | 23.2 |
| 40 | Chesterfield County | 22.8 |
| 41 | Henry County | 22.1 |
| 42 | King and Queen County | 21.9 |
| 43 | Isle of Wight County | 21.3 |
| 44 | Alexandria city | 21 |
| 45 | Pittsylvania County | 20.3 |
| 46 | Prince William County | 19.6 |
| 47 | Amelia County | 19.5 |
| 48 | Stafford County | 19.5 |
| 49 | Fredericksburg city | 19.4 |
| 50 | Northumberland County | 19.1 |
| 51 | Colonial Heights city | 18.7 |
| 52 | Virginia Beach city | 18.2 |
| 53 | Amherst County | 16.9 |
| 54 | Spotsylvania County | 16.7 |
| 55 | Appomattox County | 15.9 |
| 56 | Middlesex County | 15.8 |
| 57 | Charlottesville city | 15.5 |
| 58 | King William County | 15 |
| 59 | King George County | 14.9 |
| 60 | Williamsburg city | 14.3 |
| 61 | Campbell County | 14.2 |
| 62 | Goochland County | 13.7 |
| 63 | Manassas Park city | 13.6 |
| 64 | New Kent County | 13.2 |
| 65 | York County | 13 |
| 66 | Covington city | 12.7 |
| 67 | Culpeper County | 12.5 |
| 68 | James City County | 12.4 |
| 69 | Fluvanna County | 11.8 |
| 70 | Manassas city | 11.8 |
| 71 | Louisa County | 11.5 |
| 72 | Nelson County | 11 |
| 73 | Waynesboro city | 10.9 |
| 74 | Staunton city | 10.3 |
| 75 | Orange County | 10.1 |
| 76 | Mathews County | 9.7 |
| 77 | Fairfax County | 9.4 |
| 78 | Arlington County | 9.3 |
| 79 | Radford city | 9.2 |
| 80 | Albemarle County | 9 |
| 81 | Madison County | 8.9 |
| 82 | Salem city | 8.7 |
| 83 | Hanover County | 8.3 |
| 84 | Gloucester County | 8.1 |
| 85 | Winchester city | 7.7 |
| 86 | Loudoun County | 7.5 |
| 87 | Greene County | 7.4 |
| 88 | Harrisonburg city | 7.2 |
| 88 | Powhatan County | 7.2 |
| 90 | Franklin County | 6.8 |
| 91 | Roanoke County | 6.4 |
| 92 | Fairfax city | 6.3 |
| 93 | Bedford County | 6.3 |
| 94 | Fauquier County | 6.3 |
| 95 | Lexington city | 5.8 |
| 96 | Bristol city | 5.8 |
| 97 | Grayson County | 5.5 |
| 98 | Clarke County | 5.4 |
| 99 | Alleghany County | 5.2 |
| 100 | Patrick County | 5.1 |
| 100 | Warren County | 5.1 |
| 102 | Galax city | 4.9 |
| 103 | Wise County | 4.7 |
| 104 | Pulaski County | 4.4 |
| 105 | Frederick County | 4.4 |
| 106 | Augusta County | 4.3 |
| 107 | Lee County | 4.2 |
| 108 | Bland County | 3.9 |
| 109 | Montgomery County | 3.8 |
| 110 | Buchanan County | 3.8 |
| 111 | Rappahannock County | 3.6 |
| 112 | Falls Church city | 3.5 |
| 113 | Bath County | 3.4 |
| 114 | Tazewell County | 3 |
| 115 | Shenandoah County | 2.9 |
| 116 | Giles County | 2.7 |
| 117 | Rockbridge County | 2.6 |
| 118 | Botetourt County | 2.6 |
| 119 | Floyd County | 2.5 |
| 120 | Norton city | 2.2 |
| 121 | Wythe County | 2.2 |
| 122 | Rockingham County | 2.2 |
| 123 | Page County | 2.1 |
| 124 | Buena Vista city | 2 |
| 124 | Smyth County | 2 |
| 126 | Poquoson city | 1.9 |
| 127 | Washington County | 1.8 |
| 128 | Scott County | 1.3 |
| 129 | Russell County | 1.1 |
| 130 | Dickenson County | 1 |
| 131 | Carroll County | 0.2 |
| 132 | Craig County | 0.1 |
| 133 | Highland County | 0 |