Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, VA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 23,934 population of Lee County, Virginia comprised of 442 people who identified as Hispanic (1.85%), and 23,492 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Virginia with a population of 22,652 (94.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 884 (3.69%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 232 (0.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Virginia in 2017, with a population of 22,300 (93.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 830 (3.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 352 (1.47%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 884 3.69%
White Alone 22,652 94.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 96 0.4%
Asian Alone 60 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races 232 0.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , VA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 54 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 352 1.47%
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 830 3.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 22,300 93.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 211 0.88%