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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 30,815 population of Mecklenburg County, Virginia comprised of 881 people who identified as Hispanic (2.86%), and 29,934 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mecklenburg County, Virginia with a population of 19,249 (62.47%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,660 (34.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 521 (1.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mecklenburg County, Virginia in 2016, with a population of 18,586 (60.32%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,517 (34.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 663 (2.15%).

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

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Population By Race in Mecklenburg , VA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10,660 34.59%
White Alone 19,249 62.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 105 0.34%
Asian Alone 251 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 29 0.09%
Two Or More Races 521 1.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Mecklenburg , VA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 143 0.46%
White Alone - Hispanic 663 2.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 19 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 41 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,517 34.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,586 60.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 86 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 246 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 480 1.56%