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Accomack County, Virginia
8,670 Black residents · 25.9% of the county · ranked 33 of 133 in Virginia by Black population
The gazetteer enters Accomack County, Virginia, on its published figures: a total population of 33,413 in 2020, with 8,670 Black residents counted alone — 25.9% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 33,413 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,670 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 25.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Virginia counties | 33 of 133 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The published record across two censuses for Accomack County: 9,303 Black residents in 2010, 8,670 in 2020 — declined by 6.8% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 28.1% to 25.9%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Within Virginia, the Census Bureau counts 133 counties and county equivalents, Accomack County among them; it stands 33 by Black population, with 8,670 Black residents of the state's 1.6 million. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of Accomack County, Virginia, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Accomack County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Accomack County page is their frame: 33,413 residents, 8,670 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.