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In 2025, there were about 104,700 people living in Suffolk Independent City, VA. That makes Suffolk Independent City the 18th-most populous county in Virginia. It is home to 1.2% of people living in the state.

105K

population of Suffolk Independent City, VA (2025)

1.2%

County share of the Virginia population (2025)

About 104,700 people lived in Suffolk Independent City, VA in 2025.

Population estimates, 2000–2025

What are Suffolk Independent City, VA's age demographics?

About 16,400 Suffolk Independent City residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.9% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Virginia’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 24,100 Suffolk Independent City, VA residents, or 23.4% 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 lower share of Suffolk Independent City, VA's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Suffolk Independent City, VA's racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic Black or African American residents make up 42.7% of the Suffolk Independent City, VA population, higher than the national share of 12.6%. Suffolk Independent City, VA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (2.9%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Suffolk Independent City’s Hispanic population accounts for 5.9%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic white population makes up 45.8% of the city, compared with 57.5% 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.

Suffolk Independent City, VA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Virginia as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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