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Cities in Virginia ranked by Non-Hispanic White Population

This list ranks the 228 cities in Virginia based on their Non-Hispanic White population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 13, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Non-Hispanic White population in Virginia

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  • 1
    Virginia Beach
    Non-Hispanic White population in Virginia Beach is 319,331
    63.26% of Virginia Beach population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 2
    Chesapeake
    Non-Hispanic White population in Chesapeake is 159,791
    58.21% of Chesapeake population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 3
    Norfolk
    Non-Hispanic White population in Norfolk is 119,599
    46.74% of Norfolk population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 4
    Richmond
    Non-Hispanic White population in Richmond is 112,381
    45.70% of Richmond population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 5
    Alexandria
    Non-Hispanic White population in Alexandria is 102,898
    57.64% of Alexandria population is Non-Hispanic White

List of 228 cities in Virginia by Non-Hispanic White Population

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Rank by Non-Hispanic White Population
City
Non-Hispanic White Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Virginia Non-Hispanic White Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Virginia Beach 319,331 63.26% 15.99%
2 Chesapeake 159,791 58.21% 8.00%
3 Norfolk 119,599 46.74% 5.99%
4 Richmond 112,381 45.70% 5.63%
5 Alexandria 102,898 57.64% 5.15%
6 Newport News 94,612 45.98% 4.74%
7 Roanoke 64,051 59.94% 3.21%
8 61,362 40.50% 3.07%
9 53,018 62.89% 2.66%
10 51,285 49.50% 2.57%
11 41,488 39.28% 2.08%
12 37,366 78.45% 1.87%
13 41,056 69.01% 2.06%
14 34,045 69.49% 1.70%
15 35,996 63.83% 1.80%
16 22,386 84.23% 1.12%
17 21,976 80.46% 1.10%
18 20,241 83.83% 1.01%
19 22,303 71.35% 1.12%
20 19,572 43.10% 0.98%
21 18,935 76.55% 0.95%
22 19,288 60.38% 0.97%
23 29,864 57.50% 1.50%
24 15,622 86.55% 0.78%
25 14,435 83.71% 0.72%
26 16,327 59.49% 0.82%
27 13,508 70.68% 0.68%
28 11,976 91.89% 0.60%
29 12,117 74.16% 0.61%
30 11,853 69.67% 0.59%
31 12,685 69.93% 0.64%
32 12,098 54.37% 0.61%
33 11,817 72.76% 0.59%
34 12,231 48.27% 0.61%
35 14,175 47.79% 0.71%
36 8,319 87.57% 0.42%
37 7,843 91.26% 0.39%
38 7,725 91.51% 0.39%
39 8,504 73.56% 0.43%
40 7,401 89.24% 0.37%
41 8,013 77.65% 0.40%
42 6,742 73.86% 0.34%
43 6,745 87.14% 0.34%
44 6,673 82.14% 0.33%
45 6,874 46.53% 0.34%
46 6,050 88.05% 0.30%
47 6,383 87.02% 0.32%
48 5,942 81.65% 0.30%
49 5,084 97.60% 0.25%
50 5,307 67.65% 0.27%
51 5,240 88.13% 0.26%
52 5,364 65.74% 0.27%
53 6,495 18.51% 0.33%
54 9,664 48.66% 0.48%
55 4,780 80.74% 0.24%
56 4,477 90.10% 0.22%
57 4,390 86.43% 0.22%
58 4,799 73.60% 0.24%
59 4,037 74.77% 0.20%
60 4,080 85.12% 0.20%
61 3,939 84.67% 0.20%
62 3,931 87.53% 0.20%
63 3,554 94.87% 0.18%
64 3,506 66.84% 0.18%
65 3,370 41.99% 0.17%
66 3,557 40.35% 0.18%
67 3,300 94.99% 0.17%
68 3,246 78.81% 0.16%
69 3,052 97.29% 0.15%
70 3,365 62.91% 0.17%
71 2,927 94.91% 0.15%
72 2,856 80.20% 0.14%
73 2,885 91.07% 0.14%
74 2,759 92.74% 0.14%
75 3,008 84.97% 0.15%
76 2,972 75.82% 0.15%
77 2,611 90.63% 0.13%
78 2,813 90.51% 0.14%
79 2,828 87.83% 0.14%
80 2,255 82.57% 0.11%
81 2,318 90.05% 0.12%
82 2,179 96.93% 0.11%
83 2,348 47.22% 0.12%
84 2,158 62.26% 0.11%
85 2,051 98.99% 0.10%
86 2,060 97.72% 0.10%
87 1,964 94.79% 0.10%
88 1,953 96.68% 0.10%
89 1,974 68.28% 0.10%
90 1,983 87.78% 0.10%
91 2,158 73.98% 0.11%
92 1,805 83.88% 0.09%
93 1,877 91.34% 0.09%
94 1,695 71.01% 0.08%
95 1,656 57.56% 0.08%
96 1,566 96.73% 0.08%
97 1,586 94.01% 0.08%
98 1,810 79.42% 0.09%
99 1,969 71.81% 0.10%
100 2,872 41.48% 0.14%
101 1,669 68.82% 0.08%
102 1,407 94.75% 0.07%
103 1,396 54.34% 0.07%
104 1,418 91.72% 0.07%
105 1,501 84.33% 0.08%
106 1,460 81.66% 0.07%
107 1,320 75.17% 0.07%
108 1,339 62.40% 0.07%
109 1,278 98.84% 0.06%
110 1,287 66.79% 0.06%
111 1,557 40.17% 0.08%
112 1,730 78.85% 0.09%
113 1,218 93.91% 0.06%
113 1,283 79.00% 0.06%
114 1,287 79.64% 0.06%
115 1,176 95.30% 0.06%
116 1,285 74.36% 0.06%
117 1,156 98.63% 0.06%
118 1,233 80.80% 0.06%
119 1,905 29.47% 0.10%
120 1,093 92.55% 0.05%
121 1,213 75.39% 0.06%
122 1,179 87.27% 0.06%
123 1,040 97.20% 0.05%
124 1,105 90.43% 0.06%
125 1,044 97.66% 0.05%
126 1,034 73.59% 0.05%
127 1,050 77.72% 0.05%
128 1,114 63.04% 0.06%
129 933 67.17% 0.05%
130 865 63.05% 0.04%
131 935 67.85% 0.05%
132 834 99.40% 0.04%
133 920 46.02% 0.05%
134 785 60.15% 0.04%
135 777 96.16% 0.04%
136 761 41.54% 0.04%
137 748 93.62% 0.04%
138 824 75.60% 0.04%
139 838 56.74% 0.04%
140 694 84.84% 0.03%
141 876 73.43% 0.04%
142 848 42.27% 0.04%
142 696 79.63% 0.03%
143 653 59.36% 0.03%
144 585 43.24% 0.03%
145 614 70.57% 0.03%
146 609 90.90% 0.03%
147 559 84.95% 0.03%
148 537 60.13% 0.03%
149 575 85.69% 0.03%
150 525 95.98% 0.03%
151 503 96.55% 0.03%
152 579 21.22% 0.03%
153 498 64.84% 0.02%
154 460 84.71% 0.02%
155 458 88.59% 0.02%
156 553 78.00% 0.03%
157 584 76.64% 0.03%
158 394 85.65% 0.02%
159 410 87.05% 0.02%
160 382 91.17% 0.02%
161 374 75.56% 0.02%
162 378 56.08% 0.02%
162 397 98.27% 0.02%
163 381 34.39% 0.02%
164 381 45.57% 0.02%
165 357 60.51% 0.02%
165 362 95.01% 0.02%
166 456 54.61% 0.02%
167 399 74.44% 0.02%
168 328 90.11% 0.02%
169 356 80.36% 0.02%
170 317 97.54% 0.02%
171 379 65.91% 0.02%
172 303 83.47% 0.02%
173 402 50.69% 0.02%
174 315 82.25% 0.02%
175 280 97.22% 0.01%
176 286 96.62% 0.01%
177 290 69.88% 0.01%
178 278 94.56% 0.01%
179 339 64.69% 0.02%
180 289 76.25% 0.01%
180 300 62.50% 0.02%
181 359 52.41% 0.02%
182 263 89.76% 0.01%
183 255 52.80% 0.01%
184 334 52.35% 0.02%
185 240 100.00% 0.01%
186 279 75.82% 0.01%
187 235 84.53% 0.01%
188 268 22.31% 0.01%
189 704 48.19% 0.04%
189 218 39.56% 0.01%
190 218 98.20% 0.01%
191 391 68.72% 0.02%
192 220 95.24% 0.01%
193 217 80.67% 0.01%
193 207 56.10% 0.01%
194 233 88.93% 0.01%
195 192 95.05% 0.01%
196 190 95.00% 0.01%
197 177 69.96% 0.01%
198 172 57.14% 0.01%
199 220 59.95% 0.01%
200 311 42.49% 0.02%
201 147 98.66% 0.01%
202 160 52.98% 0.01%
203 151 76.26% 0.01%
204 135 84.91% 0.01%
205 138 87.34% 0.01%
206 124 99.20% 0.01%
207 122 46.04% 0.01%
208 109 81.34% 0.01%
209 104 83.20% 0.01%
210 84 100.00% -
211 94 69.63% -
212 84 85.71% -
213 76 31.28% -
213 102 25.19% 0.01%
214 66 100.00% -
215 61 100.00% -
216 65 91.55% -
217 61 84.72% -
218 50 64.94% -
219 43 27.22% -
220 38 100.00% -

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Virginia by their Non-Hispanic White population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Non-Hispanic White Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Non-Hispanic White, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Non-Hispanic White alone, while others identify as Non-Hispanic White along with another race (such as Non-Hispanic White and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White .
  • We’ve used the “Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Non-Hispanic White population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Non-Hispanic White .
  2. % of Total Virginia Non-Hispanic White Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Non-Hispanic White population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Non-Hispanic White populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Non-Hispanic White population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Non-Hispanic White populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.