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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 11,369 population of Sussex County, Virginia comprised of 338 people who identified as Hispanic (2.97%), and 11,031 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.03%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, Virginia with a population of 6,503 (57.2%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,623 (40.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 142 (1.25%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, Virginia in 2017, with a population of 6,434 (56.59%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,391 (38.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 232 (2.04%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,503 57.2%
White Alone 4,623 40.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 56 0.49%
Asian Alone 44 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 142 1.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , VA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 69 0.61%
White Alone - Hispanic 232 2.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 11 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,434 56.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,391 38.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 131 1.15%