Portsmouth city, Virginia Population By All Races in Census 2020

Updated on June 30, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Portsmouth city, VA population of 97,915 people, 53.33% (52,214 people) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, 36.66% (35,892 people) identified their race as White Alone, and 6.35% (6,218 people) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other Virginia cities and places and also for the state of Virginia.

Portsmouth city, VA Population By All Races in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
52.21K
White Alone
35.89K
Two Or More Races
6.22K
Some Other Race Alone
1.74K
Asian Alone
1.29K
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
427
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
141
Percentage of Portsmouth city, VA Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
53.33%
White Alone
36.66%
Two Or More Races
6.35%
Some Other Race Alone
1.78%
Asian Alone
1.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
0.14%
Portsmouth city, VA Population By All Races in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 52,214 53.33
White Alone 35,892 36.66
Two Or More Races 6,218 6.35
Some Other Race Alone 1,738 1.78
Asian Alone 1,285 1.31
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 427 0.44
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 141 0.14
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