Scott County Demographics

A map of Scott County's Population by Race

Scott County, Virginia had a population of 21,576 in 2020. It was 95.1% White, 0.6% Black, 0.1% Asian, 1.2% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American/Other, and 2.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Scott County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Scott County is the 79th most populous county of the 133 counties in Virginia.

Scott County's White Population

20,528 residents of Scott County identify as White, or 95.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Scott County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Virginia (58.6% White). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Scott County is ranked #4 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is more White than neighboring Norton County (87.4% White), Wise County (90.2% White), Sullivan County (90.6% White), Washington County (84.7% White), and Hawkins County (93.1% White).

Scott County's Black Population

134 residents of Scott County identify as Black, or 0.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Scott County less than the Black share of the population of Virginia (18.3% Black). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Scott County is ranked #129 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is less Black than neighboring Norton County (4.9% Black), Wise County (4.9% Black), Sullivan County (2% Black), Washington County (4.1% Black), and Hawkins County (1.2% Black).

Scott County's Asian Population

20 residents of Scott County identify as Asian, or 0.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Scott County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Virginia (7.1% Asian). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Scott County is ranked #131 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is less Asian than neighboring Norton County (0.7% Asian), Wise County (0.4% Asian), Sullivan County (0.8% Asian), Washington County (1.5% Asian), and Hawkins County (0.5% Asian).

Scott County's Hispanic Population

255 residents of Scott County identify as Hispanic, or 1.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Scott County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Virginia (10.5% Hispanic). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Scott County is ranked #126 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is less Hispanic than neighboring Norton County (2.2% Hispanic), Wise County (1.3% Hispanic), Sullivan County (2.2% Hispanic), Washington County (4.6% Hispanic), and Hawkins County (1.6% Hispanic).

Scott County's Native American/Other Population

56 residents of Scott County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Scott 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, Scott County is ranked #127 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Norton County (0.5% Native American/Other), Wise County (0.4% Native American/Other), Sullivan County (0.5% Native American/Other), Washington County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Hawkins County (0.4% Native American/Other).

Scott County's Multiracial Population

583 residents of Scott County identify as Multiracial, or 2.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Scott County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Virginia (4.7% Multiracial). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, Scott County is ranked #121 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is less Multiracial than neighboring Norton County (4.3% Multiracial), Wise County (2.8% Multiracial), Sullivan County (3.8% Multiracial), Washington County (4.4% Multiracial), and Hawkins County (3.3% Multiracial).

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