Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mathews County, VA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 8,543 population of Mathews County, Virginia comprised of 229 people who identified as Hispanic (2.68%), and 8,314 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mathews County, Virginia with a population of 7,489 (87.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 713 (8.35%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 215 (2.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mathews County, Virginia in 2021, with a population of 7,295 (85.39%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 695 (8.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 208 (2.44%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 713 8.35%
White Alone 7,489 87.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 31 0.36%
Asian Alone 82 0.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.15%
Two Or More Races 215 2.52%
Population By Ethnicity in Mathews , VA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 194 2.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 695 8.14%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,295 85.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 208 2.44%