Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chesterfield County, VA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 348,704 population of Chesterfield County, Virginia comprised of 31,614 people who identified as Hispanic (9.07%), and 317,090 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chesterfield County, Virginia with a population of 238,654 (68.44%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 84,762 (24.31%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,799 (3.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chesterfield County, Virginia in 2018, with a population of 213,447 (61.21%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 81,445 (23.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 25,207 (7.23%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 84,762 24.31%
White Alone 238,654 68.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,057 0.59%
Asian Alone 12,799 3.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 465 0.13%
Two Or More Races 9,967 2.86%
Population By Ethnicity in Chesterfield , VA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,317 0.95%
White Alone - Hispanic 25,207 7.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,195 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 259 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 253 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,383 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 81,445 23.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 213,447 61.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 862 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,540 3.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 212 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,584 2.46%