Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth city, VA population of 97,915 people, 53.33% (52,214) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, 36.66% (35,892) identified their race as White Alone, and 6.35% (6,218) 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.

Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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
Portsmouth city, VA Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 52214 53.33
White Alone 35892 36.66
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 427 0.44
Asian Alone 1285 1.31
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 141 0.14
Some Other Race Alone 1738 1.78
Two Or More Races 6218 6.35