Population By Race and Ethnicity in Arlington County, VA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 236,662 population of Arlington County, Virginia comprised of 36,584 people who identified as Hispanic (15.46%), and 200,078 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Arlington County, Virginia with a population of 177,607 (75.05%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,902 (10.95%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 22,920 (9.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Arlington County, Virginia in 2018, with a population of 145,618 (61.53%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 31,989 (13.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 25,462 (10.76%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Arlington County, VA in 2018

Total Population:236,662

Non Hispanic (84.54%)

Hispanic (15.46%)

Race in Arlington County, VA in 2018

Total Population:236,662

White Alone (75.05%)

Asian Alone (10.95%)

Black or African American Alone (9.69%)

Two or more races (3.53%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.67%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Arlington County, VA in 2018

Total Population:236,662

Non-Hispanic White Alone (61.53%)

Hispanic White Alone (13.52%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (10.76%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.06%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.94%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.19%)

Population By Race in Arlington , VA in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	177,607	75.05%
Asian Alone	25,902	10.95%
Black or African American Alone	22,920	9.69%
Two Or More Races	8,362	3.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,574	0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	297	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Arlington , VA in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	145,618	61.53%
White Alone - Hispanic	31,989	13.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	25,462	10.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	21,451	9.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	6,956	2.94%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,469	0.62%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,406	0.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,153	0.49%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	440	0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	421	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	170	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	127	0.05%