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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 60,038 population of Pittsylvania County, Virginia comprised of 1,763 people who identified as Hispanic (2.94%), and 58,275 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pittsylvania County, Virginia with a population of 45,753 (76.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,866 (21.43%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 858 (1.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 2021, with a population of 44,339 (73.85%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,735 (21.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,414 (2.36%).

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

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Population By Race in Pittsylvania , VA in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,866 21.43%
White Alone 45,753 76.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 207 0.35%
Asian Alone 326 0.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 28 0.05%
Two Or More Races 858 1.43%
Population By Ethnicity in Pittsylvania , VA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 131 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,414 2.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 66 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 35 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 114 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,735 21.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 44,339 73.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 141 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 291 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 25 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 744 1.24%