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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 61,744 population of Pittsylvania County, Virginia comprised of 1,623 people who identified as Hispanic (2.63%), and 60,121 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pittsylvania County, Virginia with a population of 47,125 (76.32%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,296 (21.53%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 833 (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 2016, with a population of 45,792 (74.16%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,186 (21.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,333 (2.16%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pittsylvania County, VA in 2016

Total Population:61,744

Non Hispanic (97.37%)

Hispanic (2.63%)

Race in Pittsylvania County, VA in 2016

Total Population:61,744

White Alone (76.32%)

Black or African American Alone (21.53%)

Two or more races (1.35%)

Asian Alone (0.46%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.3%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Pittsylvania County, VA in 2016

Total Population:61,744

Non-Hispanic White Alone (74.16%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (21.36%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.16%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.16%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.72%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.44%)

Population By Race in Pittsylvania , VA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	47,125	76.32%
Black or African American Alone	13,296	21.53%
Two Or More Races	833	1.35%
Asian Alone	285	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	184	0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	21	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Pittsylvania , VA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	45,792	74.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	13,186	21.36%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,333	2.16%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	719	1.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	269	0.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	135	0.22%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	114	0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	110	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	49	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	20	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	16	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%