Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sussex County, VA in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 10,640 population of Sussex County, Virginia comprised of 394 people who identified as Hispanic (3.7%), and 10,246 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.3%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sussex County, Virginia with a population of 5,747 (54.01%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,609 (43.32%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 156 (1.47%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sussex County, Virginia in 2022, with a population of 5,663 (53.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,347 (40.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 262 (2.46%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,747 54.01%
White Alone 4,609 43.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 69 0.65%
Asian Alone 57 0.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 156 1.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Sussex , VA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 84 0.79%
White Alone - Hispanic 262 2.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 27 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,663 53.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,347 40.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 138 1.3%