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| Total population | |
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| 1,607,581[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Southern American English, African American English | |
| Religion | |
| Historically Black Protestant[2] |
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African Americans are the largest racial minority in Virginia. According to the 2010 Census, more than 1.5 million, or one in five Virginians is "Black or African American". African Americans were enslaved in the state.[3] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, African Americans were 18.6% of the state's population.[4]
- ^ "Black Population by State".
- ^ "Religious Landscape Study".
- ^ Claibourn, Michele P. "Blacks in Virginia: Demographic Trends in Historical Context" (PDF). Weldon Cooper Center. University of Virginia. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ VIRGINIA: 2020 Census