Sussex County, Virginia
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State Health Department
- Virginia State Health Department: 109 Governor Street, Richmond
( Robert Stroube: 804-864-7005 / robert.stroube@vdh.virginia.gov)
Local Health Departments
- Sussex County Health Department: 20103 Princeton Road, Sussex
( Michael Royster: 434-246-8611 / michael.royster@vdh.virginia.gov)
Population:
- Total Population: 12,504
- Males: 7,157
- Females: 5,347
Ethnicity:
- White: 4,560
- Black/African American: 7,759
- Hispanic: 96
- Native American/Eskimo: 2
- Asian: 19
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 10
- 2 or more: 58
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (11,655)
- Spanish (155)
- French (40)
- German (30)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 119
- Germany (40)
- Mexico (28)
- Korea (14)
- Brazil (11)
- Other South America (7)
- Guatemala (4)
- United Kingdom (3)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (1,720)
- United Methodist Church, The (1,387)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (543)
- United Church of Christ (262)
- Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body) (252)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 3,815
- Sensory: 290
- Physical: 1,000
- Mental: 482
- Self-care: 305
- Go outside home: 782
- Employment: 870
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 133
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 4,126
- Utility gas: 26
- Bottled or LP gas: 921
- Electricity: 1,734
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 1,165
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 261
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 16
- No fuel used: 3
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 5,971
- No vehicle: 643
- 1 or more vehicle: 5,328
Education Attainment:
- No School: 221
- No High School: 1,245
- Some High School: 2,307
- High School: 2,954
- Some College: 968
- Associate's Degree: 314
- College Degree: 584
- Master's Degree: 218
- Professional Degree: 54
- Doctoral Degree: 34
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 4,126
- Owners with phone: 2,728
- Owners without phone: 139
- Renters with phone: 1,028
- Renters without phone: 231
10 closest counties:
- Prince George County, Virginia
- Southampton County, Virginia
- Petersburg city, Virginia
- Emporia city, Virginia
- Colonial Heights city, Virginia
- Hopewell city, Virginia
- Greensville County, Virginia
- Dinwiddie County, Virginia
- Surry County, Virginia
- Franklin city, Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
23882, 23884, 23888, 23890, 23891, 23897
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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