Population By Race and Ethnicity in Buchanan County, VA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 21,622 population of Buchanan County, Virginia comprised of 165 people who identified as Hispanic (0.76%), and 21,457 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Buchanan County, Virginia with a population of 20,722 (95.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 634 (2.93%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 144 (0.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Buchanan County, Virginia in 2017, with a population of 20,589 (95.22%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 618 (2.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 136 (0.63%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 634 2.93%
White Alone 20,722 95.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 27 0.13%
Asian Alone 93 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 144 0.67%
Population By Ethnicity in Buchanan , VA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 133 0.62%
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 8 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 618 2.86%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,589 95.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 93 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 136 0.63%