Sussex, Virginia

37°54′55″N 77°16′45″W Sussex is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Sussex County, Virginia, United States.^[1] The population as of the 2020 Census was 181.^[2][3]

The Sussex County Courthouse Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	256		—
2020	181		−29.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2010[6] 2020[7]

Sussex was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[6]

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[8]	Pop 2020[7]	% 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%