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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,148,627 population of Fairfax County, Virginia comprised of 198,753 people who identified as Hispanic (17.3%), and 949,874 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.7%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fairfax County, Virginia with a population of 737,348 (64.19%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 233,841 (20.36%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 123,504 (10.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fairfax County, Virginia in 2020, with a population of 562,023 (48.93%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 230,993 (20.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 175,325 (15.26%).

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 123,504 10.75%
White Alone 737,348 64.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,514 0.57%
Asian Alone 233,841 20.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 955 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 8,747 0.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 175,325 15.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,897 0.43%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,848 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 494 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,442 0.56%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 114,757 9.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 562,023 48.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,617 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 230,993 20.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 461 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 40,023 3.48%