# Demographics of the United States Virgin Islands

This is a demography of the population of the United States Virgin Islands including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

## Population

According to the 2020 U.S. census, the population of the U.S. Virgin Islands was 87,146, a decrease from 106,405 in 2010. In 2020, the median age was 45.9 years, compared to 39.2 years in 2010.

### Structure of the population

| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 50 854 | 55 551 | 106 405 | 100 |
| 0-4 | 3 736 | 3 764 | 7 500 | 7.05 |
| 5-9 | 3 694 | 3 456 | 7 150 | 6.72 |
| 10-14 | 3 849 | 3 635 | 7 484 | 7.03 |
| 15-19 | 3 765 | 3 795 | 7 560 | 7.10 |
| 20-24 | 2 707 | 3 187 | 5 894 | 5.54 |
| 25-29 | 2 695 | 3 274 | 5 969 | 5.61 |
| 30-34 | 2 825 | 3 312 | 6 137 | 5.77 |
| 35-39 | 3 133 | 3 542 | 6 675 | 6.27 |
| 40-44 | 3 506 | 3 944 | 7 450 | 7.00 |
| 45-49 | 3 680 | 4 063 | 7 743 | 7.28 |
| 50-54 | 3 800 | 4 100 | 7 900 | 7.42 |
| 55-59 | 3 341 | 3 851 | 7 192 | 6.76 |
| 60-64 | 3 510 | 3 857 | 7 367 | 6.92 |
| 65-69 | 2 883 | 2 970 | 5 853 | 5.50 |
| 70-74 | 1 739 | 1 978 | 3 717 | 3.49 |
| 75-79 | 1 043 | 1 285 | 2 328 | 2.19 |
| 80-84 | 568 | 764 | 1 332 | 1.25 |
| 85+ | 380 | 774 | 1 154 | 1.08 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0-14 | 11 279 | 10 855 | 22 134 | 20.80 |
| 15-64 | 32 962 | 36 925 | 69 887 | 65.68 |
| 65+ | 6 613 | 7 771 | 14 384 | 13.52 |

## Vital statistics

| | Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total Fertility Rate |
| 1932 | 23 | 553 | 454 | 99 | 24.0 | 19.7 | 4.3 |
| 1933 | 23 | 578 | 481 | 97 | 25.1 | 20.9 | 4.2 |
| 1934 | 23 | 657 | 419 | 238 | 28.6 | 18.2 | 10.3 |
| 1935 | 24 | 656 | 492 | 164 | 27.3 | 20.5 | 6.8 |
| 1936 | 24 | 664 | 471 | 193 | 27.7 | 19.6 | 8.0 |
| 1937 | 24 | 725 | 498 | 227 | 30.2 | 20.8 | 9.5 |
| 1938 | 24 | 703 | 488 | 215 | 29.3 | 20.3 | 9.0 |
| 1939 | 25 | 787 | 460 | 327 | 31.5 | 18.4 | 13.1 |
| 1940 | 25 | 756 | 553 | 203 | 30.2 | 22.1 | 8.1 |
| 1941 | 26 | 829 | 468 | 361 | 31.9 | 18.0 | 13.9 |
| 1942 | 26 | 889 | 483 | 406 | 34.2 | 18.6 | 15.6 |
| 1943 | 27 | 931 | 389 | 542 | 34.5 | 14.4 | 20.1 |
| 1944 | 27 | 1 059 | 402 | 657 | 39.2 | 14.9 | 24.3 |
| 1945 | 27 | 984 | 401 | 583 | 36.4 | 14.9 | 21.6 |
| 1946 | 27 | 917 | 408 | 509 | 34.0 | 15.1 | 18.9 |
| 1947 | 27 | 876 | 394 | 482 | 32.4 | 14.6 | 17.9 |
| 1948 | 27 | 826 | 340 | 486 | 30.6 | 12.6 | 18.0 |
| 1949 | 27 | 886 | 362 | 524 | 32.8 | 13.4 | 19.4 |
| 1950 | 27 | 894 | 374 | 520 | 33.4 | 14.0 | 19.4 |
| 1951 | 27 | 953 | 375 | 578 | 34.9 | 13.7 | 21.2 |
| 1952 | 28 | 862 | 346 | 516 | 30.8 | 12.4 | 18.4 |
| 1953 | 29 | 871 | 279 | 592 | 30.4 | 9.8 | 20.7 |
| 1954 | 29 | 879 | 301 | 578 | 30.2 | 10.3 | 19.9 |
| 1955 | 29 | 913 | 311 | 602 | 31.1 | 10.6 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 29 | 977 | 354 | 623 | 33.1 | 12.0 | 21.1 |
| 1957 | 30 | 1 038 | 324 | 714 | 35.0 | 10.9 | 24.1 |
| 1958 | 30 | 1 129 | 340 | 789 | 37.6 | 11.3 | 26.3 |
| 1959 | 31 | 1 107 | 320 | 787 | 35.8 | 10.3 | 25.4 |
| 1960 | 33 | 1 180 | 332 | 848 | 36.2 | 10.2 | 26.0 |
| 1961 | 35 | 1 193 | 326 | 867 | 33.9 | 9.3 | 24.6 |
| 1962 | 39 | 1 375 | 321 | 1 054 | 35.7 | 8.3 | 27.4 |
| 1963 | 42 | 1 513 | 383 | 1 130 | 35.8 | 9.1 | 26.7 |
| 1964 | 46 | 1 762 | 343 | 1 419 | 38.2 | 7.4 | 30.8 |
| 1965 | 50 | 1 998 | 416 | 1 582 | 40.3 | 8.4 | 31.9 |
| 1966 | 53 | 1 956 | 388 | 1 568 | 37.2 | 7.4 | 29.8 |
| 1967 | 55 | 2 272 | 373 | 1 899 | 41.1 | 6.7 | 34.4 |
| 1968 | 58 | 2 350 | 474 | 1 876 | 40.6 | 8.2 | 32.4 |
| 1969 | 61 | 2 529 | 476 | 2 053 | 41.7 | 7.8 | 33.8 |
| 1970 | 64 | 2 920 | 469 | 2 451 | 45.6 | 7.3 | 38.3 |
| 1971 | 68 | 2 909 | 538 | 2 371 | 42.7 | 7.9 | 34.8 |
| 1972 | 73 | 2 881 | 539 | 2 342 | 39.7 | 7.4 | 32.3 |
| 1973 | 77 | 2 667 | 496 | 2 171 | 34.5 | 6.4 | 28.1 |
| 1974 | 82 | 2 584 | 485 | 2 099 | 31.6 | 5.9 | 25.7 |
| 1975 | 86 | 2 561 | 477 | 2 084 | 29.9 | 5.6 | 24.3 |
| 1976 | 89 | 2 530 | 512 | 2 018 | 28.4 | 5.7 | 22.6 |
| 1977 | 92 | 2 513 | 408 | 2 105 | 27.3 | 4.4 | 22.9 |
| 1978 | 94 | 2 524 | 504 | 2 020 | 26.7 | 5.3 | 21.4 |
| 1979 | 96 | 2 389 | 500 | 1 889 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 19.6 |
| 1980 | 98 | 2 504 | 500 | 2 004 | 25.4 | 5.1 | 20.4 |
| 1981 | 100 | 2 442 | 548 | 1 894 | 24.4 | 5.5 | 18.9 |
| 1982 | 102 | 2 509 | 522 | 1 987 | 24.6 | 5.1 | 19.5 |
| 1983 | 103 | 2 600 | 506 | 2 094 | 25.2 | 4.9 | 20.3 |
| 1984 | 104 | 2 452 | 507 | 1 945 | 23.5 | 4.9 | 18.7 |
| 1985 | 105 | 2 402 | 547 | 1 855 | 22.9 | 5.2 | 17.7 |
| 1986 | 105 | 2 288 | 508 | 1 780 | 21.9 | 4.9 | 17.0 |
| 1987 | 104 | 2 375 | 558 | 1 817 | 22.8 | 5.3 | 17.4 |
| 1988 | 104 | 2 315 | 549 | 1 766 | 22.3 | 5.3 | 17.0 |
| 1989 | 103 | 2 418 | 548 | 1 870 | 23.4 | 5.3 | 18.1 |
| 1990 | 103 | 2 401 | 511 | 1 890 | 23.3 | 4.9 | 18.3 |
| 1991 | 104 | 2 511 | 538 | 1 973 | 24.2 | 5.2 | 19.0 |
| 1992 | 104 | 2 613 | 539 | 2 074 | 25.0 | 5.2 | 19.9 |
| 1993 | 105 | 2 529 | 569 | 1 960 | 24.0 | 5.4 | 18.6 |
| 1994 | 106 | 2 468 | 595 | 1 873 | 23.2 | 5.6 | 17.6 |
| 1995 | 107 | 2 170 | 661 | 1 509 | 20.3 | 6.2 | 14.1 |
| 1996 | 108 | 2 001 | 558 | 1 443 | 18.6 | 5.2 | 13.4 |
| 1997 | 108 | 2 124 | 607 | 1 517 | 19.7 | 5.6 | 14.0 |
| 1998 | 108 | 1 913 | 615 | 1 298 | 17.7 | 5.7 | 12.0 |
| 1999 | 108 | 1 671 | 659 | 1 012 | 15.4 | 6.1 | 9.3 |
| 2000 | 109 | 1 564 | 641 | 923 | 14.4 | 5.9 | 8.5 |
| 2001 | 109 | 1 668 | 617 | 1 051 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 9.7 |
| 2002 | 108 | 1 634 | 617 | 1 017 | 15.1 | 5.7 | 9.4 |
| 2003 | 108 | 1 610 | 615 | 995 | 14.9 | 5.7 | 9.2 |
| 2004 | 108 | 1 672 | 628 | 1 044 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 9.7 |
| 2005 | 108 | 1 686 | 674 | 1 012 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 9.4 |
| 2006 | 107 | 1 687 | 624 | 1 063 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 9.9 |
| 2007 | 107 | 1 697 | 703 | 994 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 9.3 |
| 2008 | 107 | 1 784 | 749 | 1 035 | 16.7 | 7.0 | 9.7 |
| 2009 | 107 | 1 687 | 675 | 1 012 | 15.8 | 6.3 | 9.5 |
| 2010 | 106 | 1 600 | 715 | 885 | 15.0 | 6.7 | 8.3 |
| 2011 | 106 | 1 491 | | | 14.0 | | |
| 2012 | 106 | 1 415 | 723 | 692 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
| 2015 | | 1 325 | 673 | 652 | 12.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 2.23 |
| 2016 | | 1 187 | 632 | 555 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 1.80 |
| 2020 | | 876 | 701 | 175 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.394 |
| 2021 | | 903 | 747 | 156 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 1.458 |
| 2022 | | 868 | | | 8.2 | | | 1.427 |
The infant mortality rate as of 2010 is 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births: 8.14 deaths/1,000 live births for males and 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births for females. At birth, life expectancy is 79.61 years (76.57 for males, 82.83 for females or girls).

## Race and ethnicity

| Race | Percent |
| Black or African American | 71.4% |
| White | 13.3% |
| Asian | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Some Other Race | 6.3% |
| Two or More Races | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino origin | Percent |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 18.4% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 81.6% |

## Place of birth

As of the 2020 census: 47.0% of the population were born in the U.S. Virgin Islands; 15.5% were born in the United States; 2.6% were born in other U.S. Island Area or Puerto Rico; and 34.8% were born elsewhere. Of those born elsewhere: 90.7% were born in the Caribbean; 3.4% were born in Asia; 2.4% were born in Europe; 2.0% were born in Central America; and 1.4% were born elsewhere.
| Location | (more specific location) | Percentage |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands | 47.0% |
| United States | United States | 15.5% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.4% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Dominica | 5.1% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Dominican Republic | 4.8% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.4% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | St. Lucia | 3.4% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Haiti | 2.3% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | British Virgin Islands | 1.7% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.5% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Anguilla | 0.8% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Jamaica | 0.5% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Other Latin American and the Caribbean | 2.3% |
| Other U.S. Island Area or Puerto Rico | Other U.S. Island Area or Puerto Rico | 2.6% |
| Asia | Asia | 1.2% |
| Europe | Europe | 0.8% |
| Other | Other | 0.5% |

## Religion

In terms of religion:
* Protestant 59%
** Baptist 42%
** Episcopalian 17%
* Roman Catholic Church 34%
* Other 7%

## Language

As of 2020, the following are the language statistics for the U.S. Virgin Islands (for the population 5 years and over in households):
* English only: 69.8%
* Spanish: 56.9%
* French, Haitian, or Cajun: 29.3%
* Other: 13.8%