Comprehensive development plan

C. Racial Composition

Historically, the population of Carroll County has been predominantly white. The results of the 2000 Census indicate that, while the county’s population is still predominantly white, the percentage of non-white population has increased since 1990. Tables III-5 and III-6 list selected racial data for Virginia, the Mount Rogers Planning District, Carroll County, and Galax in 1990 and 2000 respectively.

Table III-5 Selected Racial Data^1 Virginia, MRPDC, Carroll County, and Galax By Population and Percentage 1990
Locality or Region	Total Pop.	One Race
		White	Percent	Black or African American	Percent	Asian	Percent	Hispanic or Latino	Percent
Virginia MRPDC Carroll County Galax	6,187,358 178,205 26,594 6,670	4,791,739 172,973 26,286 6,219	77.4% 97.1% 98.8% 93.2%	1,162,994 4,497 109 387	18.8% 2.5% 0.4% 5.8%	156,036 351 26 15	2.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%	160,288 681 151 65	2.6% 0.4% 0.6% 1.0%
1. U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Census.

As Tables III-5 and III-6 indicate, between 1990 and 2000 the Hispanic population in Carroll County grew by 217 percent from 151 persons in 1990 to 479 persons in 2000. Overall, Hispanics comprised 0.6 percent of the total population of the county in 1990 and 1.6 percent of the total population in 2000. The county’s remaining non-white population remained statistically equal from 1990 to 2000.

Table III-6 Selected Racial Data^1 Virginia, MRPDC, Carroll County, and Galax By Population and Percentage 2000^2
Locality or Region	Total Pop.	One Race
		White	Percent	Black or African American	Percent	Asian	Percent	Hispanic or Latino	Percent
Virginia MRPDC Carroll County Galax City	7,078,515 190,020 29,245 6,837	5,120,110 181,880 28,436 5,887	72.3% 95.7% 97.2% 86.1%	1,390,293 5,115 129 428	19.6% 2.7% 0.4% 6.3%	261,025 464 28 48	3.7% 0.2% 0.1% 0.7%	329,540 2,476 479 757	4.7% 1.3% 1.6% 11.1%
1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census. 2. 1990 and 2000 data are not comparable because in 2000, for the first time, individuals could report one or more race; in 1990 individuals could report only one race. The selected 2000 data shown here excludes the data on individuals reporting more than one race.