Amherst, Virginia Non-Hispanic Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among the 24.38K of the Amherst, VA Non-Hispanic (not hispanic or latino) voting-age population, 76.58% of them (18.67K people) identified their race as White Alone, 17.99% of them (4.39K people) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 3.65% of them (889 people) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the non-hispanic voting-age population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the Amherst, VA non-hispanic voting-age population for each racial group. You can also find this information in a table at the bottom of the page.

You can see similar information for other Virginia counties and also for the state of Virginia.

Amherst, VA Non-Hispanic Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Amherst, VA Non-Hispanic Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Amherst, VA Non-Hispanic Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Voting-age Population % of County Non-Hispanic Voting-age Population
Black or African American Alone 4386 17.99
White Alone 18671 76.58
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 185 0.76
Asian Alone 136 0.56
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 98 0.40
Two Or More Races 889 3.65