The 10 Whitest Cities In Virginia For 2024


The whitest cities in Virginia are Richlands and Abingdon for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Whitest cities in Virginia research summary. We analyzed Virginia’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Virginia based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:

  • The whitest city in Virginia is Richlands based on the most recent Census data.

  • Richlands is 97.59% White.

  • The least White city in Virginia is Petersburg.

  • Petersburg is 14.88% White.

  • Virginia is 60.0% White.

  • Virginia is the 35th Whitest state in the United States.

Cities With Highest White Population In Virginia Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Today, we are looking at the whitest places in Virginia. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in Virginia. In particular, we ranked each place in Virginia by the percentage of white people.

So where are the whitest cities you can live in Virginia?

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Virginia for 2024.

Here are the 10 whites places in Virginia for 2024:

  1. Richlands
  2. Abingdon
  3. Vinton
  4. Poquoson
  5. Wytheville
  6. Bridgewater
  7. Marion
  8. Bristol
  9. Buena Vista
  10. Bluefield

What is the whitest city in Virginia for 2024? According to the most recent census data Richlands ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, Petersburg is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Virginia For 2024

Richlands, VA

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,266
% White: 97.59%
More on Richlands: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Abingdon, VA

Source: Wikipedia User Ricknightcrawler | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 8,346
% White: 91.56%
More on Abingdon: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Vinton, VA

Source: Wikipedia User Warfieldian | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,045
% White: 89.97%
More on Vinton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Poquoson, VA

Source: Wikipedia User Chrisfortier at English Wikipedia | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 12,479
% White: 89.57%
More on Poquoson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Wytheville, VA

Source: Wikipedia User Mark Warner | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,228
% White: 88.47%
More on Wytheville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Bridgewater, VA

Source: Wikipedia User Strawser | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 6,575
% White: 87.56%
More on Bridgewater: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Marion, VA

Source: Wikipedia User DwayneP (talk) | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,722
% White: 87.54%
More on Marion: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Bristol, VA

Source: Wikipedia User | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 17,036
% White: 86.61%
More on Bristol: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Buena Vista, VA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 6,639
% White: 86.34%
More on Buena Vista: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Bluefield, VA

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,059
% White: 86.02%
More on Bluefield: Data | Crime | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Virginia for 2024

To rank the whitest places in Virginia, we used Saturday Night Science to look at Census demographic data.

We had to look at the number of white people living in each city in Virginia on a per capita basis. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Virginia.

We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to town with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 60 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 97.6% to 14.9%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Richlands took the distinction of being the most White, while Petersburg was the least White city.

We updated this article for 2024. This report represents our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Virginia.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Virginia ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Virginia

We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Virginia. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Virginia.

The most White cities in Virginia are Richlands, Abingdon, Vinton, Poquoson, Wytheville, Bridgewater, Marion, Bristol, Buena Vista, and Bluefield.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Virginia:

  1. Petersburg
  2. Emporia
  3. Manassas Park

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White Population By City In Virginia

Rank City Population White Population % White
1 Richlands 5,266 5,139 97.59%
2 Abingdon 8,346 7,642 91.56%
3 Vinton 8,045 7,238 89.97%
4 Poquoson 12,479 11,178 89.57%
5 Wytheville 8,228 7,279 88.47%
6 Bridgewater 6,575 5,757 87.56%
7 Marion 5,722 5,009 87.54%
8 Bristol 17,036 14,755 86.61%
9 Buena Vista 6,639 5,732 86.34%
10 Bluefield 5,059 4,352 86.02%
11 Pulaski 8,982 7,656 85.24%
12 Christiansburg 22,947 19,498 84.97%
13 Salem 25,372 21,189 83.51%
14 Radford 16,379 13,540 82.67%
15 Strasburg 7,104 5,853 82.39%
16 Lexington 7,346 5,953 81.04%
17 Covington 5,722 4,595 80.3%
18 Staunton 25,581 20,430 79.86%
19 Big Stone Gap 5,221 4,044 77.46%
20 Blacksburg 45,147 34,165 75.68%
21 Warrenton 10,111 7,564 74.81%
22 Waynesboro 22,341 16,262 72.79%
23 Front Royal 15,064 10,957 72.74%
24 Purcellville 8,928 6,359 71.23%
25 Galax 6,687 4,725 70.66%
26 Smithfield 8,625 5,968 69.19%
27 Colonial Heights 18,158 12,538 69.05%
28 Falls Church 14,576 10,053 68.97%
29 Williamsburg 15,486 10,489 67.73%
30 Vienna 16,401 10,836 66.07%
31 Charlottesville 46,289 30,208 65.26%
32 Winchester 28,103 17,956 63.89%
33 Harrisonburg 51,784 33,029 63.78%
34 Ashland 7,617 4,730 62.1%
35 Farmville 7,647 4,746 62.06%
36 Lynchburg 79,166 48,408 61.15%
37 Virginia Beach 457,900 274,504 59.95%
38 Leesburg 48,465 28,100 57.98%
39 Roanoke 99,213 56,565 57.01%
40 Fredericksburg 28,258 16,084 56.92%
41 Chesapeake 249,377 137,583 55.17%
42 Culpeper 20,105 10,811 53.77%
43 Fairfax 24,242 12,920 53.3%
44 Alexandria 157,594 80,559 51.12%
45 Suffolk 94,856 45,202 47.65%
46 South Boston 7,942 3,446 43.39%
47 Martinsville 13,539 5,774 42.65%
48 Hopewell 23,046 9,800 42.52%
49 Norfolk 236,973 100,101 42.24%
50 Richmond 227,171 95,033 41.83%
51 Newport News 185,118 75,608 40.84%
52 Danville 42,507 17,211 40.49%
53 Franklin 8,194 3,109 37.94%
54 Manassas 42,620 16,107 37.79%
55 Portsmouth 97,384 35,463 36.42%
56 Hampton 137,217 49,909 36.37%
57 Herndon 24,456 8,514 34.81%
58 Manassas Park 17,123 5,148 30.06%
59 Emporia 5,680 1,337 23.54%
60 Petersburg 33,261 4,949 14.88%
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