Newport News city, Virginia Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 15, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Newport News city, VA population of 186,247 people, 42.25% (78,687) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, 40.10% (74,676) identified their race as White Alone, and 8.73% (16,255) 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 counties and also for the state of Virginia.

Newport News city, VA Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Newport News city, VA Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Newport News city, VA Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 78687 42.25
White Alone 74676 40.10
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 940 0.51
Asian Alone 6356 3.41
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 441 0.24
Some Other Race Alone 8892 4.77
Two Or More Races 16255 8.73