The graph below ranks each Virginia County by total of Black residents according to the 2012 census estimates.
Virginia total of Black population by county
| County | Black Population |
| Fairfax |  108,512 |
| City of Richmond | 106,272 |
| City of Norfolk | 106,029 |
| Henrico | 94,875 |
| Prince William | 91,611 |
| City of Virginia Beach | 89,076 |
| City of Newport News | 74,663 |
| Chesterfield | 74,488 |
| City of Chesapeake | 68,719 |
| City of Hampton | 68,179 |
| City of Portsmouth | 51,758 |
| City of Suffolk | 36,719 |
| City of Alexandria | 32,745 |
| City of Roanoke | 28,254 |
| Loudoun | 25,968 |
| City of Petersburg | 25,375 |
| Stafford | 23,628 |
| City of Lynchburg | 22,461 |
| City of Danville | 21,214 |
| Spotsylvania | 19,872 |
| Arlington | 19,693 |
| Pittsylvania | 13,739 |
| Halifax | 13,145 |
| Prince George | 12,020 |
| Henry | 11,573 |
| Mecklenburg | 11,323 |
| Albemarle | 10,109 |
| Hanover | 9,656 |
| Brunswick | 9,650 |
| Accomack | 9,441 |
| James City | 9,323 |
| Dinwiddie | 9,197 |
| York | 8,856 |
| City of Hopewell | 8,674 |
| Isle of Wight | 8,668 |
| City of Charlottesville | 8,573 |
| Caroline | 8,314 |
| Campbell | 7,875 |
| Prince Edward | 7,768 |
| Culpeper | 7,598 |
| Greensville | 7,111 |
| Sussex | 6,880 |
| Southampton | 6,854 |
| City of Fredericksburg | 6,656 |
| Nottoway | 6,290 |
| City of Martinsville | 6,238 |
| City of Manassas | 6,221 |
| Amherst | 6,095 |
| Buckingham | 5,991 |
| Louisa | 5,788 |
| Fauquier | 5,522 |
| Roanoke | 5,018 |
| Westmoreland | 4,873 |
| City of Franklin | 4,851 |
| Franklin | 4,675 |
| Orange | 4,515 |
| Northampton | 4,499 |
| King George | 4,396 |
| Lunenburg | 4,311 |
| Essex | 4,300 |
| Bedford | 4,172 |
| Fluvanna | 4,053 |
| City of Harrisonburg | 3,939 |
| Montgomery | 3,909 |
| Goochland | 3,821 |
| Powhatan | 3,742 |
| Charlotte | 3,714 |
| City of Emporia | 3,660 |
| Frederick | 3,613 |
| Charles City | 3,442 |
| Cumberland | 3,226 |
| Gloucester | 3,137 |
| Lancaster | 3,135 |
| Northumberland | 3,109 |
| Surry | 3,104 |
| Appomattox | 3,048 |
| City of Winchester | 2,988 |
| Augusta | 2,945 |
| City of Staunton | 2,944 |
| Amelia | 2,894 |
| King William | 2,842 |
| Richmond | 2,759 |
| New Kent | 2,620 |
| City of Waynesboro | 2,446 |
| City of Manassas Park | 2,349 |
| City of Williamsburg | 2,296 |
| City of Colonial Heights | 2,083 |
| Wise | 2,082 |
| Middlesex | 1,970 |
| Nelson | 1,926 |
| King and Queen | 1,903 |
| Warren | 1,864 |
| Pulaski | 1,842 |
| City of Salem | 1,829 |
| Rockingham | 1,470 |
| Tazewell | 1,462 |
| City of Radford | 1,422 |
| City of Fairfax | 1,334 |
| Madison | 1,308 |
| Greene | 1,256 |
| City of Bedford | 1,216 |
| Patrick | 1,106 |
| Botetourt | 1,060 |
| Lee | 996 |
| City of Bristol | 994 |
| Shenandoah | 895 |
| Wythe | 880 |
| Mathews | 810 |
| Alleghany | 793 |
| Clarke | 773 |
| Washington | 767 |
| City of Covington | 762 |
| City of Lexington | 692 |
| Buchanan | 668 |
| Smyth | 667 |
| Rockbridge | 648 |
| City of Falls Church | 633 |
| Page | 503 |
| City of Galax | 450 |
| Rappahannock | 350 |
| City of Buena Vista | 345 |
| Grayson | 334 |
| Floyd | 293 |
| City of Norton | 268 |
| Russell | 256 |
| Giles | 254 |
| Bland | 236 |
| Bath | 224 |
| Carroll | 209 |
| Scott | 159 |
| City of Poquoson | 121 |
| Dickenson | 63 |
| Craig | 16 |
| Highland | 9 |