Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mathews County, VA in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 8,974 population of Mathews County, Virginia comprised of 101 people who identified as Hispanic (1.13%), and 8,873 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mathews County, Virginia with a population of 7,936 (88.43%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 814 (9.07%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 165 (1.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mathews County, Virginia in 2010, with a population of 7,845 (87.42%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 812 (9.05%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 161 (1.79%).

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

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Population By Race in Mathews , VA in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 814 9.07%
White Alone 7,936 88.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 22 0.25%
Asian Alone 32 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.06%
Two Or More Races 165 1.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Mathews , VA in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 91 1.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 812 9.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,845 87.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 161 1.79%