Virginia Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 12, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Virginia population of 8,631,393 people, 60.35% (5,208,856) identified their race as White Alone, 18.63% (1,607,581) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 8.18% (705,707) 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 Virginia population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each Virginia county.

Virginia Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Virginia Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Virginia Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Population
Black or African American Alone 1607581 18.63
White Alone 5208856 60.35
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 40007 0.46
Asian Alone 615436 7.13
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7156 0.08
Some Other Race Alone 446650 5.18
Two Or More Races 705707 8.18

US Census 2020 Population By Race for Virginia Counties

Use the following links to see the population by race from the US 2020 decennial Census for each county in the state of Virginia.