{"id":92,"date":"2016-08-29T15:51:47","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T15:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2026-02-10T09:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:47:49","slug":"demographics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/demographics\/","title":{"rendered":"Demographics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome. This dashboard provides an overview of Virginia\u2019s population trends over time. The data is broken down by age, race, ethnicity, and sex. Use the drop-down filters to explore the data by year or geographic area.<\/p>\n<p>This dashboard displays estimates of the Virginia population provided by the U.S. government and is updated each year to reflect population changes. 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July 1st resident population by state, age, sex, single-race, and Hispanic origin.<\/p>\n<p>CSV and Excel files of the above data are available upon request to <a href=\"mailto:cphi@vdh.virginia.gov\">cphi@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Download Data Instructions<br \/>\n1. Click the &#8220;Data&#8221; Download icon at the top right of the dashboard, or click this <a href=\"https:\/\/data.virginia.gov\/dataset\/vdh-virginia-single-race-population-estimates\">link<\/a>, to be redirected to the Virginia Open Data Portal where you can download the dataset used for this dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>Download PDF Instructions<br \/>\n1. Click the PDF Download icon at the top right of the dashboard.<br \/>\n2. On the dialog box that pops up in the middle of the dashboard, you may download the entire visualization by keeping &#8220;This View&#8221; as the &#8220;Include&#8221; setting or you may choose other options listed if you prefer.<br \/>\n3. 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