Prince William County Demographics

A map of Prince William County's Population by Race

Prince William County, Virginia had a population of 482,204 in 2020. It was 38.4% White, 19.7% Black, 10.3% Asian, 25.2% Hispanic, 1.0% Native American/Other, and 5.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Prince William County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Prince William County is the 2nd most populous county of the 133 counties in Virginia.

Prince William County's White Population

185,048 residents of Prince William County identify as White, or 38.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Prince William County considerably less than the White share of the population of Virginia (58.6% White). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Prince William County is ranked #124 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Prince William County is more White than neighboring Manassas County (34.6% White), and Manassas Park County (27.3% White). Prince William County is less White than neighboring Fairfax County (53.5% White), Fairfax County (47.1% White), and Stafford County (54.5% White).

Prince William County's Black Population

94,939 residents of Prince William County identify as Black, or 19.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Prince William County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Virginia (18.3% Black). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Prince William County is ranked #48 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Prince William County is more Black than neighboring Manassas County (11.5% Black), Manassas Park County (12.1% Black), Fairfax County (4.4% Black), Fairfax County (9.4% Black), and Stafford County (18.8% Black).

Prince William County's Asian Population

49,836 residents of Prince William County identify as Asian, or 10.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Prince William County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Virginia (7.1% Asian). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Prince William County is ranked #6 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Prince William County is more Asian than neighboring Manassas County (6.3% Asian), and Stafford County (3.9% Asian). Prince William County is less Asian than neighboring Manassas Park County (10.6% Asian), Fairfax County (18.7% Asian), and Fairfax County (20.3% Asian).

Prince William County's Hispanic Population

121,524 residents of Prince William County identify as Hispanic, or 25.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Prince William County larger than the Hispanic share of the population of Virginia (10.5% Hispanic). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Prince William County is ranked #3 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Prince William County is more Hispanic than neighboring Fairfax County (17.7% Hispanic), Fairfax County (17.3% Hispanic), and Stafford County (15.1% Hispanic). Prince William County is less Hispanic than neighboring Manassas County (42.9% Hispanic), and Manassas Park County (45.3% Hispanic).

Prince William County's Native American/Other Population

4,636 residents of Prince William County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.0%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Prince William 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, Prince William County is ranked #27 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Prince William County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Manassas County (0.9% Native American/Other), and Fairfax County (0.8% Native American/Other). Prince William County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Fairfax County (1.1% Native American/Other), and Stafford County (1.2% Native American/Other).

Prince William County's Multiracial Population

26,221 residents of Prince William County identify as Multiracial, or 5.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Prince William County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Virginia (4.7% Multiracial). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Prince William County is ranked #12 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Prince William County is more Multiracial than neighboring Manassas County (3.7% Multiracial), Manassas Park County (3.7% Multiracial), Fairfax County (4.7% Multiracial), and Fairfax County (5% Multiracial). Prince William County is less Multiracial than neighboring Stafford County (6.4% Multiracial).

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