Richmond 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 226.61K population of Richmond city, VA residents comprised of 23.75K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (10.48%), and 202.86K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Richmond city, VA, with a population of 98.14K (43.31%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Richmond city, VA, with a population of 91.65K (40.45%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Richmond city, VA, with a population of 15.44K (6.81%). The smallest racial group in Richmond city, VA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 115 (0.05%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Richmond city, VA, with a population of 95.22K (42.02%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Richmond city, VA, with a population of 90.49K (39.93%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Richmond city, VA, with a population of 14.06K (6.21%). The smallest ethnic group in Richmond city, VA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 46 (0.02%).

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

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

Richmond city, VA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Richmond city, VA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Richmond city, VA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Richmond city, VA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 91653 40.45
White Alone 98140 43.31
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 898 0.40
Asian Alone 6259 2.76
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 115 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 15441 6.81
Two Or More Races 14104 6.22
Richmond city, VA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 95220 42.02
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 90490 39.93
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 14063 6.21
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 9067 4.00
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 6199 2.74
Hispanic - Two or More Races 5037 2.22
Hispanic - White Alone 2920 1.29
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1378 0.61
Hispanic - Black Alone 1163 0.51
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 458 0.20
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 440 0.19
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 69 0.03
Hispanic - Asian Alone 60 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 46 0.02