Population By Race and Ethnicity in Buchanan County, VA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 22,229 population of Buchanan County, Virginia comprised of 156 people who identified as Hispanic (0.7%), and 22,073 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.3%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Buchanan County, Virginia with a population of 21,258 (95.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 706 (3.18%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 142 (0.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Buchanan County, Virginia in 2016, with a population of 21,130 (95.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 693 (3.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 135 (0.61%).

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

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Population By Race in Buchanan , VA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 706 3.18%
White Alone 21,258 95.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 29 0.13%
Asian Alone 92 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 142 0.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Buchanan , VA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 128 0.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 693 3.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,130 95.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 135 0.61%