Amherst County, Virginia Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 31.31K population of Amherst County, VA residents comprised of 838 residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (2.68%), and 30.47K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Amherst County, VA, with a population of 23.19K (74.07%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Amherst County, VA, with a population of 5.40K (17.25%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Amherst County, VA, with a population of 1.83K (5.85%). The smallest racial group in Amherst County, VA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 27 (0.09%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Amherst County, VA, with a population of 22.97K (73.36%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Amherst County, VA, with a population of 5.35K (17.08%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Amherst County, VA, with a population of 1.56K (4.99%). The smallest ethnic group in Amherst County, VA was Hispanic - Asian Alone with a population of 0 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Amherst County, Virginia from the 2020 decennial census.

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

Amherst County, VA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Amherst County, VA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Amherst County, VA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Amherst County, VA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 5400 17.25
White Alone 23190 74.07
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 251 0.80
Asian Alone 182 0.58
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 27 0.09
Some Other Race Alone 427 1.36
Two Or More Races 1830 5.85
Amherst County, VA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 22967 73.36
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 5346 17.08
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1561 4.99
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 282 0.90
Hispanic - Two or More Races 269 0.86
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 243 0.78
Hispanic - White Alone 223 0.71
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 182 0.58
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 145 0.46
Hispanic - Black Alone 54 0.17
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 25 0.08
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 8 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 2 0.01
Hispanic - Asian Alone 0 0.00