Sanford city, North Carolina Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on September 4, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 30.26K population of Sanford city, NC residents comprised of 8.55K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (28.25%), and 21.71K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (71.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sanford city, NC, with a population of 14.31K (47.28%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Sanford city, NC, with a population of 7.27K (24.01%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Sanford city, NC, with a population of 4.97K (16.42%). The smallest racial group in Sanford city, NC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 32 (0.11%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Sanford city, NC, with a population of 12.79K (42.25%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Sanford city, NC, with a population of 7.14K (23.59%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Sanford city, NC, with a population of 4.84K (16.01%). The smallest ethnic group in Sanford city, NC was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 6 (0.02%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Sanford city, North Carolina from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in North Carolina and also for the state of North Carolina.

Sanford city, NC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Sanford city, NC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Sanford city, NC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Sanford city, NC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 7265 24.01
White Alone 14308 47.28
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 263 0.87
Asian Alone 461 1.52
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 32 0.11
Some Other Race Alone 4969 16.42
Two Or More Races 2963 9.79
Sanford city, NC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 12785 42.25
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 7138 23.59
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 4844 16.01
Hispanic - Two or More Races 1868 6.17
Hispanic - White Alone 1523 5.03
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1095 3.62
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 448 1.48
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 167 0.55
Hispanic - Black Alone 127 0.42
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 125 0.41
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 96 0.32
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 26 0.09
Hispanic - Asian Alone 13 0.04
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 6 0.02