Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mathews County, VA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 8,781 population of Mathews County, Virginia comprised of 220 people who identified as Hispanic (2.51%), and 8,561 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mathews County, Virginia with a population of 7,712 (87.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 782 (8.91%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 188 (2.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mathews County, Virginia in 2016, with a population of 7,521 (85.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 765 (8.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 191 (2.17%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mathews County, VA in 2016

Total Population:8,781

Non Hispanic (97.5%)

Hispanic (2.51%)

Race in Mathews County, VA in 2016

Total Population:8,781

White Alone (87.83%)

Black or African American Alone (8.91%)

Two or more races (2.14%)

Asian Alone (0.68%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Mathews County, VA in 2016

Total Population:8,781

Non-Hispanic White Alone (85.65%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (8.71%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.17%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.08%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.71%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.67%)

Population By Race in Mathews , VA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	7,712	87.83%
Black or African American Alone	782	8.91%
Two Or More Races	188	2.14%
Asian Alone	60	0.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	28	0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	11	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Mathews , VA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,521	85.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	765	8.71%
White Alone - Hispanic	191	2.17%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	183	2.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	59	0.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	22	0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	17	0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	11	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	6	0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	5	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%