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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 80,242 population of Bedford County, Virginia comprised of 2,187 people who identified as Hispanic (2.73%), and 78,055 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bedford County, Virginia with a population of 71,659 (89.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,699 (7.1%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,448 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bedford County, Virginia in 2021, with a population of 69,870 (87.07%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,562 (6.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,789 (2.23%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Bedford County, VA in 2021
Total Population:80,242
97.27%
Non Hispanic (97.27%)
Hispanic (2.73%)
Race in Bedford County, VA in 2021
Total Population:80,242
89.3%
White Alone (89.3%)
Black or African American Alone (7.1%)
Two or more races (1.81%)
Asian Alone (1.35%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.41%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)
Ethnicity in Bedford County, VA in 2021
Total Population:80,242
87.07%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (87.07%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.93%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.23%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.63%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.3%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.84%)
Population By Race in Bedford , VA in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 71,659 89.3%
Black or African American Alone 5,699 7.1%
Two Or More Races 1,448 1.81%
Asian Alone 1,081 1.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 329 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 26 0.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Bedford , VA in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 69,870 87.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,562 6.93%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,789 2.23%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,309 1.63%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,041 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 252 0.31%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 139 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 137 0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 77 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 40 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%