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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 36,061 population of Wise County, Virginia comprised of 480 people who identified as Hispanic (1.33%), and 35,581 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wise County, Virginia with a population of 33,370 (92.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,037 (5.65%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 415 (1.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wise County, Virginia in 2020, with a population of 32,971 (91.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,000 (5.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 399 (1.11%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,037 5.65%
White Alone 33,370 92.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 71 0.2%
Asian Alone 165 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races 415 1.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Wise , VA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 37 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 399 1.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 29 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,000 5.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,971 91.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 163 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 386 1.07%