Population By Race and Ethnicity in Franklin County, VA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 56,167 population of Franklin County, Virginia comprised of 1,520 people who identified as Hispanic (2.71%), and 54,647 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Franklin County, Virginia with a population of 50,322 (89.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,534 (8.07%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 772 (1.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Franklin County, Virginia in 2016, with a population of 49,081 (87.38%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,446 (7.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,241 (2.21%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Franklin County, VA in 2016

Total Population:56,167

Non Hispanic (97.29%)

Hispanic (2.71%)

Race in Franklin County, VA in 2016

Total Population:56,167

White Alone (89.59%)

Black or African American Alone (8.07%)

Two or more races (1.37%)

Asian Alone (0.46%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.44%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Franklin County, VA in 2016

Total Population:56,167

Non-Hispanic White Alone (87.38%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.92%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.21%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.31%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.73%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.45%)

Population By Race in Franklin , VA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	50,322	89.59%
Black or African American Alone	4,534	8.07%
Two Or More Races	772	1.37%
Asian Alone	257	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	249	0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	33	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Franklin , VA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	49,081	87.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	4,446	7.92%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,241	2.21%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	738	1.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	253	0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	134	0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	115	0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	88	0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	34	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	19	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	14	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	4	0.01%