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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 79,401 population of Rockingham County, Virginia comprised of 5,265 people who identified as Hispanic (6.63%), and 74,136 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rockingham County, Virginia with a population of 75,286 (94.82%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,787 (2.25%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,149 (1.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rockingham County, Virginia in 2016, with a population of 70,842 (89.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,444 (5.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,564 (1.97%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rockingham County, VA in 2016

Total Population:79,401

Non Hispanic (93.37%)

Hispanic (6.63%)

Race in Rockingham County, VA in 2016

Total Population:79,401

White Alone (94.82%)

Black or African American Alone (2.25%)

Two or more races (1.45%)

Asian Alone (0.83%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.58%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Rockingham County, VA in 2016

Total Population:79,401

Non-Hispanic White Alone (89.22%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.6%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.97%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.22%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.21%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.78%)

Population By Race in Rockingham , VA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	75,286	94.82%
Black or African American Alone	1,787	2.25%
Two Or More Races	1,149	1.45%
Asian Alone	657	0.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	458	0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	64	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Rockingham , VA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	70,842	89.22%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,444	5.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,564	1.97%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	972	1.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	616	0.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	356	0.45%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	223	0.28%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	177	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	102	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	41	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	40	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	24	0.03%