Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bedford County, VA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 79,553 population of Bedford County, Virginia comprised of 2,100 people who identified as Hispanic (2.64%), and 77,453 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bedford County, Virginia with a population of 71,198 (89.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,604 (7.04%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,358 (1.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bedford County, Virginia in 2020, with a population of 69,478 (87.34%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,470 (6.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,720 (2.16%).

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

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Population By Race in Bedford , VA in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,604 7.04%
White Alone 71,198 89.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 312 0.39%
Asian Alone 1,056 1.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 25 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,358 1.71%
Population By Ethnicity in Bedford , VA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 134 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,720 2.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 75 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 39 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 128 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,470 6.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 69,478 87.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 237 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,017 1.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,230 1.55%