Virginia Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Virginia citizen voting-age population was 6.00M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (4.16M) and constituted 69.33% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (1.16M) and constituted 19.37% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (285.84K), constituting 4.76% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Virginia Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of Virginia Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Virginia Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	4159235	69.33
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	1162090	19.37
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	285840	4.76
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	266320	4.44
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	108035	1.80
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	14005	0.23
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	3385	0.06