Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rockingham County, VA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 80,448 population of Rockingham County, Virginia comprised of 5,521 people who identified as Hispanic (6.86%), and 74,927 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rockingham County, Virginia with a population of 76,205 (94.73%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,874 (2.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,163 (1.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rockingham County, Virginia in 2017, with a population of 71,540 (88.93%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,665 (5.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,622 (2.02%).

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

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Population By Race in Rockingham , VA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,874 2.33%
White Alone 76,205 94.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 460 0.57%
Asian Alone 688 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 58 0.07%
Two Or More Races 1,163 1.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Rockingham , VA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 252 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,665 5.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 355 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 44 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 24 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 181 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,622 2.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 71,540 88.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 105 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 644 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 982 1.22%