Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chesterfield County, VA in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 371,276 population of Chesterfield County, Virginia comprised of 37,714 people who identified as Hispanic (10.16%), and 333,562 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.84%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chesterfield County, Virginia with a population of 249,322 (67.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 93,862 (25.28%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 14,067 (3.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chesterfield County, Virginia in 2021, with a population of 219,241 (59.05%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 89,919 (24.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 30,081 (8.1%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 93,862 25.28%
White Alone 249,322 67.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,292 0.62%
Asian Alone 14,067 3.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 554 0.15%
Two Or More Races 11,179 3.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Chesterfield , VA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,943 1.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 30,081 8.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,467 0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 339 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 289 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,595 0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 89,919 24.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 219,241 59.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 825 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,728 3.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 265 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,584 2.58%