South Tidewater News

Of the 239,982 citizens living in Chesapeake in 2019, 96 percent said they were only one race, while four percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

Of those who said they were one race, the majority identified as white.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
White	146,540	61.1%
African American	72,084	30%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	419	0.2%
Asian	7,571	3.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	150	0.1%
Some Other Race	3,646	1.5%

Source: US Census Bureau