Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Virginia's cities and places (towns and villages), Virginia Beach city had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (278.96K), followed by Arlington CDP (145.29K), and Chesapeake city (139.57K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of Virginia cities and places based on White Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states and for the United States. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Virginia.

Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Virginia Beach
278.96K
Arlington
145.29K
Chesapeake
139.57K
Norfolk
102.84K
Richmond
98.14K
Alexandria
82.19K
Newport News
74.68K
Roanoke
57.31K
Hampton
51.20K
Lynchburg
48.50K
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
White Alone Population
1 Virginia Beach city 278,956
2 Arlington CDP 145,293
3 Chesapeake city 139,573
4 Norfolk city 102,841
5 Richmond city 98,140
6 Alexandria city 82,185
7 Newport News city 74,676
8 Roanoke city 57,309
9 Hampton city 51,202
10 Lynchburg city 48,502
11 Suffolk city 44,723
12 Reston CDP 39,092
13 Portsmouth city 35,892
14 Tuckahoe CDP 35,563
15 Harrisonburg city 33,789
16 McLean CDP 33,455
17 Mechanicsville CDP 31,960
18 Blacksburg town 31,792
19 Centreville CDP 31,638
20 Charlottesville city 30,344
21 Leesburg town 27,990
22 Ashburn CDP 26,996
23 Burke CDP 23,891
24 Linton Hall CDP 23,483
25 Cave Spring CDP 21,819
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