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Rappahannock County’s official population in the 1970 census was 5,199, down 3.1 percent from the 1960 figure of 5,368, the Bureau of Commerce, reports. The official population of the state was 4,648,494, up 17.2 percent from the 1960 population count, which was 3,966,949. The 1970 census counted 4,324 white persons in Rappahannock County, 83.2 percent of the total; 866 negroes, and 9 persons of other races. In 1960, 82.4 percent of the population was white. The census showed 391 children under 5 years: 1,379 in ages 5 through 17; 2,792 people 18 through 64; and 637 who were 65 and older The population 14 years and over included 2,391 married people, 363 who were widowed, 75 divorced, and 1,004 never married.
Rappahannock County's 1970 population was classified as 100 percent rural.
There were 1,548 households, with 5,174 persons, including 222 one-person households. In addition 25 persons were living in group quarters.
The 1970 census counted 2,021 housing units in Rappahannock
94.4%