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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 8,600 people living in Mathews County, VA. That makes Mathews County the 118th-most populous county in Virginia. It is home to 0.1% of people living in the state.

8.6K

population of Mathews County, VA (2024)

0.1%

County share of the Virginia population (2024)

About 8,600 people lived in Mathews County, VA in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Mathews County, VA’s age demographics?

About 2,900 Mathews County, VA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 33.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Virginia’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,300 Mathews County residents, or 15.7% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 21.6% of Virginia’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Mathews County, VA's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Mathews County, VA’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 85% of the Mathews County, VA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Mathews County, VA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (2.8%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Mathews County’s Hispanic population accounts for 2.8%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.91% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Mathews County, VA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Virginia as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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