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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 343,500 population of Chesterfield County, Virginia comprised of 30,137 people who identified as Hispanic (8.77%), and 313,363 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chesterfield County, Virginia with a population of 237,051 (69.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 81,870 (23.83%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,579 (3.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chesterfield County, Virginia in 2017, with a population of 212,989 (62.01%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 78,720 (22.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 24,062 (7.01%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 81,870 23.83%
White Alone 237,051 69.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,985 0.58%
Asian Alone 12,579 3.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 458 0.13%
Two Or More Races 9,557 2.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Chesterfield , VA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,150 0.92%
White Alone - Hispanic 24,062 7.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,138 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 250 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 249 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,288 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 78,720 22.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 212,989 62.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 847 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,329 3.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 209 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,269 2.41%