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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,148,558 population of Fairfax County, Virginia comprised of 189,812 people who identified as Hispanic (16.53%), and 958,746 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfax County, Virginia with a population of 734,762 (63.97%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 236,549 (20.6%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 123,515 (10.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfax County, Virginia in 2020, with a population of 567,515 (49.41%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 233,858 (20.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 167,247 (14.56%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Fairfax, Virginia.

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Population By Race in Fairfax , VA in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 123,515 10.75%
White Alone 734,762 63.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,330 0.55%
Asian Alone 236,549 20.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 937 0.08%
Two Or More Races 46,465 4.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Fairfax , VA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,488 0.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 167,247 14.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,719 0.41%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,691 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 477 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,190 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 115,027 10.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 567,515 49.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,611 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 233,858 20.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 460 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 40,275 3.51%