North Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the North Carolina citizen voting-age population was 7.20M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (5.09M) and constituted 70.72% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (1.57M) and constituted 21.73% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (249.97K), constituting 3.47% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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North Carolina Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of North Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

North Carolina Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	5094235	70.72
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	1565560	21.73
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	249970	3.47
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	114465	1.59
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	94480	1.31
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	81790	1.14
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	3290	0.05