Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sussex County, VA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 11,692 population of Sussex County, Virginia comprised of 331 people who identified as Hispanic (2.83%), and 11,361 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.17%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, Virginia with a population of 6,825 (58.37%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,626 (39.57%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 126 (1.08%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, Virginia in 2015, with a population of 6,753 (57.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,406 (37.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 220 (1.88%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,825 58.37%
White Alone 4,626 39.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 51 0.44%
Asian Alone 62 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 126 1.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , VA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 72 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 220 1.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,753 57.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,406 37.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 117 1%