Population By Race and Ethnicity in Isle of Wight County, VA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 36,450 population of Isle of Wight County, Virginia comprised of 1,089 people who identified as Hispanic (2.99%), and 35,361 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Isle of Wight County, Virginia with a population of 26,678 (73.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,430 (23.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 799 (2.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Isle of Wight County, Virginia in 2016, with a population of 25,842 (70.9%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,312 (22.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 836 (2.29%).

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

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Population By Race in Isle of Wight , VA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,430 23.13%
White Alone 26,678 73.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 158 0.43%
Asian Alone 373 1.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.03%
Two Or More Races 799 2.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Isle of Wight , VA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 118 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 836 2.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 38 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 19 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 77 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,312 22.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,842 70.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 120 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 354 0.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 722 1.98%