Fairfax 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 1.15M population of Fairfax County, VA residents comprised of 199.23K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (17.32%), and 951.08K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfax County, VA, with a population of 569.01K (49.47%). The Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group in Fairfax County, VA, with a population of 235.05K (20.43%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Fairfax County, VA, with a population of 129.55K (11.26%). The smallest racial group in Fairfax County, VA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 873 (0.08%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfax County, VA, with a population of 542.00K (47.12%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Fairfax County, VA, with a population of 233.86K (20.33%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Fairfax County, VA, with a population of 108.34K (9.42%). The smallest ethnic group in Fairfax County, VA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 101 (0.01%).

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

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

Fairfax County, VA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Fairfax County, VA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Fairfax County, VA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Fairfax County, VA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 110889 9.64
White Alone 569013 49.47
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6500 0.56
Asian Alone 235050 20.43
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 873 0.08
Some Other Race Alone 98434 8.56
Two Or More Races 129550 11.26
Fairfax County, VA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 542001 47.12
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 233858 20.33
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 108339 9.42
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 91388 7.95
Hispanic - Two or More Races 71928 6.25
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 57622 5.01
Hispanic - White Alone 27012 2.35
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 7046 0.61
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 5063 0.44
Hispanic - Black Alone 2550 0.22
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1437 0.13
Hispanic - Asian Alone 1192 0.10
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 772 0.07
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 101 0.01