Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chesterfield County, VA in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 317,210 population of Chesterfield County, Virginia comprised of 23,085 people who identified as Hispanic (7.28%), and 294,125 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chesterfield County, Virginia with a population of 225,828 (71.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 71,262 (22.47%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,603 (3.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chesterfield County, Virginia in 2010, with a population of 207,538 (65.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 68,875 (21.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,290 (5.77%).

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

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Population By Race in Chesterfield , VA in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 71,262 22.47%
White Alone 225,828 71.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,866 0.59%
Asian Alone 10,603 3.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 324 0.1%
Two Or More Races 7,327 2.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Chesterfield , VA in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,387 0.75%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,290 5.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,006 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 171 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 167 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,064 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 68,875 21.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 207,538 65.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 860 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 10,432 3.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 157 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,263 1.97%