Portsmouth city, 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 97.92K population of Portsmouth city, VA residents comprised of 4.41K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (4.51%), and 93.50K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.49%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Portsmouth city, VA, with a population of 52.21K (53.33%). The White Alone population was the second largest racial group in Portsmouth city, VA, with a population of 35.89K (36.66%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Portsmouth city, VA, with a population of 6.22K (6.35%). The smallest racial group in Portsmouth city, VA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 141 (0.14%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Portsmouth city, VA, with a population of 51.59K (52.68%). The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Portsmouth city, VA, with a population of 34.91K (35.66%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Portsmouth city, VA, with a population of 4.78K (4.88%). The smallest ethnic group in Portsmouth city, VA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 7 (0.01%).

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

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.

Portsmouth city, VA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020

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Portsmouth city, VA Population of Racial Groups 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

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Ethnicity	Population	% of County Population
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone	51586	52.68
Non-Hispanic - White Alone	34912	35.66
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races	4781	4.88
Hispanic - Two or More Races	1437	1.47
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	1248	1.27
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone	1244	1.27
Hispanic - White Alone	980	1.00
Hispanic - Black Alone	628	0.64
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	490	0.50
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	355	0.36
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	134	0.14
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	72	0.07
Hispanic - Asian Alone	41	0.04
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	7	0.01