Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nelson County, VA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 14,867 population of Nelson County, Virginia comprised of 658 people who identified as Hispanic (4.43%), and 14,209 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nelson County, Virginia with a population of 12,649 (85.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,671 (11.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 346 (2.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nelson County, Virginia in 2019, with a population of 12,133 (81.61%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,616 (10.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 516 (3.47%).

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

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Population By Race in Nelson , VA in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,671 11.24%
White Alone 12,649 85.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 81 0.55%
Asian Alone 114 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.04%
Two Or More Races 346 2.33%
Population By Ethnicity in Nelson , VA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 55 0.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 516 3.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 25 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 57 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,616 10.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,133 81.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 111 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 289 1.94%