Population By Race and Ethnicity in Amherst County, VA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 31,385 population of Amherst County, Virginia comprised of 880 people who identified as Hispanic (2.8%), and 30,505 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.2%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Amherst County, Virginia with a population of 24,276 (77.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,822 (18.55%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 829 (2.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Amherst County, Virginia in 2021, with a population of 23,569 (75.1%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,739 (18.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 766 (2.44%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Amherst, Virginia.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Amherst County, VA in 2021
Total Population:31,385
97.2%
Non Hispanic (97.2%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Race in Amherst County, VA in 2021
Total Population:31,385
77.35%18.55%
White Alone (77.35%)
Black or African American Alone (18.55%)
Two or more races (2.64%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.88%)
Asian Alone (0.53%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)
Ethnicity in Amherst County, VA in 2021
Total Population:31,385
75.1%18.29%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (75.1%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (18.29%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.44%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.25%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.10%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.83%)
Population By Race in Amherst , VA in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 24,276 77.35%
Black or African American Alone 5,822 18.55%
Two Or More Races 829 2.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 277 0.88%
Asian Alone 166 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Amherst , VA in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,569 75.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,739 18.29%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 766 2.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 707 2.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 260 0.83%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 158 0.5%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 83 0.26%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 63 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%