Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sussex County, VA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 10,789 population of Sussex County, Virginia comprised of 392 people who identified as Hispanic (3.63%), and 10,397 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.37%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, Virginia with a population of 5,909 (54.77%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,591 (42.55%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 172 (1.59%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, Virginia in 2020, with a population of 5,833 (54.06%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,315 (39.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 276 (2.56%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,909 54.77%
White Alone 4,591 42.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 68 0.63%
Asian Alone 48 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 172 1.59%
Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , VA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 76 0.7%
White Alone - Hispanic 276 2.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 25 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 13 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,833 54.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,315 39.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 46 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 159 1.47%