Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mathews County, VA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 8,944 population of Mathews County, Virginia comprised of 130 people who identified as Hispanic (1.45%), and 8,814 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mathews County, Virginia with a population of 7,916 (88.51%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 790 (8.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 173 (1.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mathews County, Virginia in 2011, with a population of 7,798 (87.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 788 (8.81%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 169 (1.89%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 790 8.83%
White Alone 7,916 88.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 24 0.27%
Asian Alone 36 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.06%
Two Or More Races 173 1.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Mathews , VA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 118 1.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.06%
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 788 8.81%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,798 87.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 35 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 169 1.89%