Lee County Demographics

A map of Lee County's Population by Race

Lee County, Virginia had a population of 22,173 in 2020. It was 91.1% White, 3.9% Black, 0.2% Asian, 2.1% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 2.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lee County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Lee County is the 77th most populous county of the 133 counties in Virginia.

Lee County's White Population

20,193 residents of Lee County identify as White, or 91.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Lee County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Virginia (58.6% White). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Lee County is ranked #17 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lee County is less White than neighboring Harlan County (93.2% White), Hancock County (95.9% White), Hawkins County (93.1% White), Leslie County (96.7% White), and Letcher County (96.4% White).

Lee County's Black Population

868 residents of Lee County identify as Black, or 3.9%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lee County less than the Black share of the population of Virginia (18.3% Black). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Lee County is ranked #109 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lee County is more Black than neighboring Harlan County (2% Black), Hancock County (0.5% Black), Hawkins County (1.2% Black), Leslie County (0.4% Black), and Letcher County (0.4% Black).

Lee County's Asian Population

39 residents of Lee County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lee County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Virginia (7.1% Asian). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Lee County is ranked #127 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lee County is more Asian than neighboring Hancock County (0% Asian), and Leslie County (0.1% Asian). Lee County is less Asian than neighboring Harlan County (0.3% Asian), Hawkins County (0.5% Asian), and Letcher County (0.3% Asian).

Lee County's Hispanic Population

476 residents of Lee County identify as Hispanic, or 2.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lee County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Virginia (10.5% Hispanic). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Lee County is ranked #112 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lee County is more Hispanic than neighboring Harlan County (1% Hispanic), Hancock County (0.6% Hispanic), Hawkins County (1.6% Hispanic), Leslie County (0.7% Hispanic), and Letcher County (0.6% Hispanic).

Lee County's Native American/Other Population

102 residents of Lee County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lee County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Virginia (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Lee County is ranked #100 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lee County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Harlan County (0.4% Native American/Other), Hawkins County (0.4% Native American/Other), Leslie County (0.2% Native American/Other), and Letcher County (0.3% Native American/Other).

Lee County's Multiracial Population

495 residents of Lee County identify as Multiracial, or 2.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lee County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Virginia (4.7% Multiracial). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Lee County is ranked #127 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lee County is more Multiracial than neighboring Leslie County (1.9% Multiracial), and Letcher County (2% Multiracial). Lee County is less Multiracial than neighboring Harlan County (3.1% Multiracial), Hancock County (2.4% Multiracial), and Hawkins County (3.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.