Virginia Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 8, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Virginia's population of 8.63M residents comprised of 908.75K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (10.53%), and 7.72M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Virginia, with a population of 5.21M (60.35%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Virginia, with a population of 1.61M (18.63%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Virginia, with a population of 705.71K (8.18%). The smallest racial group in Virginia was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 7.16K (0.08%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Virginia, with a population of 5.06M (58.60%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Virginia, with a population of 1.58M (18.28%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Virginia, with a population of 610.61K (7.07%). The smallest ethnic group in Virginia was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 961 (0.01%).

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

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

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

Virginia Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Virginia Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Virginia Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Virginia Population of Racial Groups 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
Virginia Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 5058363 58.60
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 1578090 18.28
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 610612 7.07
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 404910 4.69
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 401256 4.65
Hispanic - Two or More Races 300797 3.49
Hispanic - White Alone 150493 1.74
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 45394 0.53
Hispanic - Black Alone 29491 0.34
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 20927 0.24
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 19080 0.22
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 6195 0.07
Hispanic - Asian Alone 4824 0.06
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 961 0.01

US Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity For Each County in Virginia

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