Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chesterfield, VA in 2021

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 370,931 population of Chesterfield County, Virginia comprised of 42,110 people who identified as Hispanic (11.35%), and 328,821 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chesterfield County, Virginia with a population of 249,672 (67.31%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 93,090 (25.1%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,889 (3.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chesterfield County, Virginia in 2021, with a population of 216,038 (58.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 88,733 (23.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 33,634 (9.07%).

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

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Population By Race in Chesterfield , VA in 2021
RacePopulationPercentage
Black or African American Alone 93,090 25.1%
White Alone 249,672 67.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,465 0.67%
Asian Alone 13,889 3.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 588 0.16%
Two Or More Races 11,227 3.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Chesterfield , VA in 2021
EthnicityPopulationPercentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,357 1.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 33,634 9.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,650 0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 379 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 321 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,769 0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 88,733 23.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 216,038 58.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 815 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,510 3.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 267 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,458 2.55%