Rank |
County |
Percentage of Black or African American Residents |
1 |
Petersburg city, Virginia
|
78.9%
|
2 |
Emporia city, Virginia
|
64.0%
|
3 |
Greensville County, Virginia
|
59.8%
|
4 |
Sussex County, Virginia
|
57.6%
|
5 |
Franklin city, Virginia
|
57.0%
|
6 |
Brunswick County, Virginia
|
56.6%
|
7 |
Portsmouth city, Virginia
|
53.6%
|
8 |
Richmond city, Virginia
|
50.4%
|
9 |
Hampton city, Virginia
|
49.9%
|
10 |
Danville city, Virginia
|
49.4%
|
11 |
Charles City County, Virginia
|
48.0%
|
12 |
Surry County, Virginia
|
45.5%
|
13 |
Martinsville city, Virginia
|
45.4%
|
14 |
Norfolk city, Virginia
|
43.1%
|
15 |
Suffolk city, Virginia
|
43.1%
|
16 |
Newport News city, Virginia
|
41.3%
|
17 |
Nottoway County, Virginia
|
39.6%
|
18 |
Hopewell city, Virginia
|
38.8%
|
19 |
Essex County, Virginia
|
38.4%
|
20 |
Southampton County, Virginia
|
37.3%
|
21 |
Halifax County, Virginia
|
36.7%
|
22 |
Northampton County, Virginia
|
36.7%
|
23 |
Mecklenburg County, Virginia
|
35.6%
|
24 |
Buckingham County, Virginia
|
35.1%
|
25 |
Lunenburg County, Virginia
|
34.2%
|
26 |
Prince Edward County, Virginia
|
33.5%
|
27 |
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
|
32.8%
|
28 |
Cumberland County, Virginia
|
32.8%
|
29 |
Prince George County, Virginia
|
32.5%
|
30 |
Richmond County, Virginia
|
30.5%
|
31 |
Henrico County, Virginia
|
30.1%
|
32 |
Chesapeake city, Virginia
|
30.1%
|
33 |
Charlotte County, Virginia
|
29.9%
|
34 |
Lynchburg city, Virginia
|
29.1%
|
35 |
Roanoke city, Virginia
|
28.9%
|
36 |
Caroline County, Virginia
|
28.7%
|
37 |
Accomack County, Virginia
|
28.3%
|
38 |
Lancaster County, Virginia
|
27.9%
|
39 |
Westmoreland County, Virginia
|
27.8%
|
40 |
King and Queen County, Virginia
|
26.9%
|
41 |
Northumberland County, Virginia
|
25.2%
|
42 |
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
|
24.5%
|
43 |
Fredericksburg city, Virginia
|
24.3%
|
44 |
Chesterfield County, Virginia
|
23.0%
|
45 |
Amelia County, Virginia
|
22.7%
|
46 |
Alexandria city, Virginia
|
22.3%
|
47 |
Henry County, Virginia
|
21.9%
|
48 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
|
21.9%
|
49 |
Prince William County, Virginia
|
21.3%
|
50 |
Bedford city, Virginia
|
20.5%
|
51 |
Appomattox County, Virginia
|
20.1%
|
52 |
Virginia Beach city, Virginia
|
20.0%
|
53 |
Charlottesville city, Virginia
|
19.5%
|
54 |
Amherst County, Virginia
|
18.8%
|
55 |
Middlesex County, Virginia
|
18.2%
|
56 |
King George County, Virginia
|
17.9%
|
57 |
Goochland County, Virginia
|
17.9%
|
58 |
King William County, Virginia
|
17.8%
|
59 |
Stafford County, Virginia
|
17.6%
|
60 |
Louisa County, Virginia
|
17.3%
|
61 |
Culpeper County, Virginia
|
15.9%
|
62 |
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
|
15.8%
|
63 |
Fluvanna County, Virginia
|
15.6%
|
64 |
Manassas city, Virginia
|
15.3%
|
65 |
Williamsburg city, Virginia
|
15.2%
|
66 |
Manassas Park city, Virginia
|
14.8%
|
67 |
Campbell County, Virginia
|
14.3%
|
68 |
New Kent County, Virginia
|
13.7%
|
69 |
James City County, Virginia
|
13.5%
|
70 |
York County, Virginia
|
13.4%
|
71 |
Powhatan County, Virginia
|
13.3%
|
72 |
Orange County, Virginia
|
13.2%
|
73 |
Covington city, Virginia
|
13.1%
|
74 |
Nelson County, Virginia
|
13.0%
|
75 |
Staunton city, Virginia
|
12.3%
|
76 |
Colonial Heights city, Virginia
|
11.9%
|
77 |
Waynesboro city, Virginia
|
11.6%
|
78 |
Winchester city, Virginia
|
11.1%
|
79 |
Madison County, Virginia
|
9.9%
|
80 |
Lexington city, Virginia
|
9.9%
|
81 |
Albemarle County, Virginia
|
9.9%
|
82 |
Fairfax County, Virginia
|
9.7%
|
83 |
Hanover County, Virginia
|
9.6%
|
84 |
Mathews County, Virginia
|
9.1%
|
85 |
Arlington County, Virginia
|
8.9%
|
86 |
Gloucester County, Virginia
|
8.5%
|
87 |
Radford city, Virginia
|
8.5%
|
88 |
Franklin County, Virginia
|
8.3%
|
89 |
Fauquier County, Virginia
|
8.3%
|
90 |
Harrisonburg city, Virginia
|
7.7%
|
91 |
Loudoun County, Virginia
|
7.7%
|
92 |
Salem city, Virginia
|
7.3%
|
93 |
Greene County, Virginia
|
6.7%
|
94 |
Norton city, Virginia
|
6.6%
|
95 |
Galax city, Virginia
|
6.5%
|
96 |
Patrick County, Virginia
|
6.0%
|
97 |
Bedford County, Virginia
|
6.0%
|
98 |
Fairfax city, Virginia
|
5.7%
|
99 |
Bristol city, Virginia
|
5.6%
|
100 |
Roanoke County, Virginia
|
5.4%
|
101 |
Clarke County, Virginia
|
5.4%
|
102 |
Pulaski County, Virginia
|
5.3%
|
103 |
Wise County, Virginia
|
5.1%
|
104 |
Buena Vista city, Virginia
|
5.1%
|
105 |
Warren County, Virginia
|
4.9%
|
106 |
Alleghany County, Virginia
|
4.9%
|
107 |
Falls Church city, Virginia
|
4.8%
|
108 |
Bath County, Virginia
|
4.8%
|
109 |
Rappahannock County, Virginia
|
4.7%
|
110 |
Frederick County, Virginia
|
4.5%
|
111 |
Montgomery County, Virginia
|
4.1%
|
112 |
Augusta County, Virginia
|
4.0%
|
113 |
Lee County, Virginia
|
3.9%
|
114 |
Bland County, Virginia
|
3.5%
|
115 |
Tazewell County, Virginia
|
3.3%
|
116 |
Botetourt County, Virginia
|
3.2%
|
117 |
Wythe County, Virginia
|
3.0%
|
118 |
Rockbridge County, Virginia
|
2.9%
|
119 |
Buchanan County, Virginia
|
2.8%
|
120 |
Grayson County, Virginia
|
2.2%
|
121 |
Shenandoah County, Virginia
|
2.1%
|
122 |
Smyth County, Virginia
|
2.1%
|
123 |
Page County, Virginia
|
2.1%
|
124 |
Rockingham County, Virginia
|
1.9%
|
125 |
Floyd County, Virginia
|
1.9%
|
126 |
Giles County, Virginia
|
1.5%
|
127 |
Washington County, Virginia
|
1.4%
|
128 |
Poquoson city, Virginia
|
1.0%
|
129 |
Russell County, Virginia
|
0.9%
|
130 |
Scott County, Virginia
|
0.7%
|
131 |
Carroll County, Virginia
|
0.7%
|
132 |
Highland County, Virginia
|
0.4%
|
133 |
Dickenson County, Virginia
|
0.4%
|
134 |
Craig County, Virginia
|
0.3%
|