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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 8,704 population of Mathews County, Virginia comprised of 225 people who identified as Hispanic (2.59%), and 8,479 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mathews County, Virginia with a population of 7,652 (87.91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 758 (8.71%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 196 (2.25%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mathews County, Virginia in 2017, with a population of 7,452 (85.62%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 746 (8.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 200 (2.3%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 758 8.71%
White Alone 7,652 87.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 27 0.31%
Asian Alone 60 0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.13%
Two Or More Races 196 2.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Mathews , VA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 200 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 746 8.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,452 85.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 190 2.18%