2025

Cities in Virginia ranked by White Population

This list ranks the 228 cities in Virginia based on their 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 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest White population in Virginia

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

List of 228 cities in Virginia by White Population

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

How the Census Defines 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 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 White alone, while others identify as White along with another race (such as White and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and White .
  • We’ve used the “White alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the White population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as 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 White .
  2. % of Total Virginia White Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. 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 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 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 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.