Amherst, Virginia 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 Amherst, VA voting-age population of 24,919 people, 75.51% of them (18,815 people) identified their race as White Alone, 17.74% of them (4,420 people) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 4.16% of them (1,037 people) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the voting-age population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the the Amherst, VA voting-age population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

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

Amherst, VA Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Asian Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Amherst, VA Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Asian Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Amherst, VA Voting-age Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Black or African American Alone 4420 17.74
White Alone 18815 75.51
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 192 0.77
Asian Alone 136 0.55
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 303 1.22
Two Or More Races 1037 4.16