Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chesterfield County, VA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 365,776 population of Chesterfield County, Virginia comprised of 35,981 people who identified as Hispanic (9.84%), and 329,795 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chesterfield County, Virginia with a population of 247,245 (67.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 91,126 (24.91%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,680 (3.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chesterfield County, Virginia in 2020, with a population of 218,634 (59.77%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 87,319 (23.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 28,611 (7.82%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 91,126 24.91%
White Alone 247,245 67.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,259 0.62%
Asian Alone 13,680 3.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 539 0.15%
Two Or More Races 10,927 2.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Chesterfield , VA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,807 1.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 28,611 7.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,422 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 296 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 279 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,566 0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 87,319 23.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 218,634 59.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 837 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,384 3.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 260 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,361 2.56%