37°54′55″N 77°16′45″W / 37.91528°N 77.27917°W / 37.91528; -77.27917
Sussex is a
census-designated place (CDP) in and the
county seat of
Sussex County,
Virginia,
United States. The population as of the
2020 Census was 181.
The Sussex County Courthouse Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Demographics
Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|
| 2010 | 256 | | — |
|---|
| 2020 | 181 | | −29.3% |
|---|
|
2020 census
Sussex CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
| Race / Ethnicity
|
Pop 2010
|
Pop 2020
|
% 2010
|
% 2020
|
| White alone (NH)
|
114
|
99
|
44.53%
|
54.70%
|
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|
133
|
75
|
51.95%
|
41.44%
|
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
1
|
0
|
0.39%
|
0.00%
|
| Asian alone (NH)
|
0
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|
0
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
| Some Other Race alone (NH)
|
0
|
2
|
0.00%
|
1.10%
|
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)
|
0
|
5
|
0.00%
|
2.76%
|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|
8
|
0
|
3.13%
|
0.00%
|
| Total
|
256
|
181
|
100.00%
|
100.00%
|