Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee, VA in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 24,198 population of Lee County, Virginia comprised of 455 people who identified as Hispanic (1.88%), and 23,743 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Virginia with a population of 22,822 (94.31%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 959 (3.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 236 (0.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Virginia in 2016, with a population of 22,459 (92.81%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 903 (3.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 363 (1.5%).

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

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Population By Race in Lee , VA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 959 3.96%
White Alone 22,822 94.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 104 0.43%
Asian Alone 67 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races 236 0.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , VA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 56 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 363 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 903 3.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 22,459 92.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 215 0.89%