Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chesterfield County, VA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 335,093 population of Chesterfield County, Virginia comprised of 27,211 people who identified as Hispanic (8.12%), and 307,882 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chesterfield County, Virginia with a population of 233,351 (69.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 78,487 (23.42%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,171 (3.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chesterfield County, Virginia in 2015, with a population of 211,662 (63.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 75,701 (22.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 21,689 (6.47%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 78,487 23.42%
White Alone 233,351 69.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,909 0.57%
Asian Alone 12,171 3.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 414 0.12%
Two Or More Races 8,761 2.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Chesterfield , VA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,786 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 21,689 6.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,046 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 239 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 237 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,214 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 75,701 22.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 211,662 63.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 863 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,932 3.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 177 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,547 2.25%