Virginia Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 20, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Virginia population aged 25 years and above was 5,882,521.

Race: The White Alone racial group had the highest population aged 25 years and above (3.98M) and constituted 67.63% of the Virginia population aged 25yrs+. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (1.09M) and constituted 18.56% of the population. The third highest racial group was Asian Alone (405.78K), constituting 6.90% of the population.

Ethnicity: The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 3.77M and constituted 64.01% of the Virginia population aged 25yrs+. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 473.97K and constituted 8.06% of the population.

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Virginia Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Asian Alone
Two or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Virginia Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
All Others
Virginia Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 3978086 67.63
Black or African American Alone 1091787 18.56
Asian Alone 405783 6.90
Two Or More Races 238146 4.05
Some Other Race Alone 149513 2.54
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 15802 0.27
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3404 0.06
Virginia Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 3765285 64.01
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 473974 8.06
All Other Ethnicities 1643262 27.94