Amherst, Virginia Voting-age Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Amherst, VA population of 24,919 people, 74.93% of them (18,671 people) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 17.60% of them (4,386 people) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, and 3.57% of them (889 people) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the voting-age population by ethnicity and the second chart shows the percentage of the voting-age population for each ethnicity. You can also find the information in a table below.

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

Amherst, VA Voting-age Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Percentage of Amherst, VA Voting-age Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Amherst, VA Voting-age Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 18671 74.93
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 4386 17.60
Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races 889 3.57
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 205 0.82
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 185 0.74
Hispanic - Two Or More Races 148 0.59
Hispanic - White Alone 144 0.58
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 136 0.55
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 98 0.39
Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 34 0.14
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.06
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7 0.03
Hispanic - Asian Alone 0 0.00
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0.00