Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sussex County, VA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 12,088 population of Sussex County, Virginia comprised of 267 people who identified as Hispanic (2.21%), and 11,821 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.79%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, Virginia with a population of 7,065 (58.45%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,832 (39.97%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 101 (0.84%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, Virginia in 2011, with a population of 7,016 (58.04%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,641 (38.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 191 (1.58%).

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

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Population By Race in Sussex , VA in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,065 58.45%
White Alone 4,832 39.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 42 0.35%
Asian Alone 48 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 101 0.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , VA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 49 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 191 1.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,016 58.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,641 38.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 46 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 96 0.79%