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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 39,596 population of Wise County, Virginia comprised of 472 people who identified as Hispanic (1.19%), and 39,124 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wise County, Virginia with a population of 36,697 (92.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,262 (5.71%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 409 (1.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wise County, Virginia in 2015, with a population of 36,293 (91.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,223 (5.61%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 404 (1.02%).

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

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Population By Race in Wise , VA in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,262 5.71%
White Alone 36,697 92.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.15%
Asian Alone 164 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races 409 1.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Wise , VA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 39 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 404 1.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,223 5.61%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 36,293 91.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 162 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 389 0.98%