Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bedford County, VA in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 80,848 population of Bedford County, Virginia comprised of 2,226 people who identified as Hispanic (2.75%), and 78,622 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bedford County, Virginia with a population of 72,057 (89.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,724 (7.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,525 (1.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bedford County, Virginia in 2022, with a population of 70,253 (86.9%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,578 (6.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,804 (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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Population By Race in Bedford , VA in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,724 7.08%
White Alone 72,057 89.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 343 0.42%
Asian Alone 1,173 1.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 26 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,525 1.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Bedford , VA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 146 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,804 2.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 85 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 39 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 147 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,578 6.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 70,253 86.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 258 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,134 1.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,378 1.7%