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Portsmouth city, VA Demographics

Portsmouth city, VA is the 20th most populous of 133 counties in Virginia, with 97,915 residents across 33 square miles. That is about 2,940 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 97,915
Land area 33 sq mi
Density 2,940 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Portsmouth city compares to the US

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Central Location: Portsmouth city, VA

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Portsmouth city, VA

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 2131.03 6,719 1.7 4,007
Census Tract 2130.01 6,440 8.9 723
Census Tract 2127.01 5,258 1.6 3,321
Census Tract 2129 5,246 1.7 3,149
Census Tract 2131.01 5,044 0.9 5,356
Census Tract 2123 4,895 1.1 4,515
Census Tract 2128.01 4,709 0.9 5,135
Census Tract 2130.02 4,303 1.4 3,003
Census Tract 2109 4,073 0.5 8,948
Census Tract 2116 4,015 1.1 3,787
Census Tract 2131.04 3,976 1.0 3,982
Census Tract 2124 3,925 0.8 5,024
Census Tract 2118 3,483 0.6 5,758
Census Tract 2127.02 3,238 0.7 4,826
Census Tract 2117 3,109 0.9 3,606
Census Tract 2128.02 2,815 1.2 2,322
Census Tract 2103 2,308 0.6 4,074
Census Tract 2132 2,206 0.5 4,446
Census Tract 2125 2,150 0.8 2,575
Census Tract 2120 2,146 0.3 6,664
Census Tract 2102 2,119 1.0 2,092
Census Tract 2115 1,953 0.4 4,485
Census Tract 2111 1,933 0.6 3,067
Census Tract 2114 1,860 0.3 5,530
Census Tract 2126 1,747 0.9 1,961
Census Tract 2105 1,717 0.4 4,391
Census Tract 2119 1,632 0.3 4,797
Census Tract 2106 1,555 0.4 4,138
Census Tract 2104 1,432 0.3 4,187
Census Tract 2121 1,285 0.4 2,950
Census Tract 9801 624 1.0 604

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