Chatham, North Carolina Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 76.29K population of Chatham, NC residents comprised of 10.37K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (13.60%), and 65.91K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.40%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham, NC, with a population of 54.43K (71.35%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Chatham, NC, with a population of 7.91K (10.37%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Chatham, NC, with a population of 6.34K (8.32%). The smallest racial group in Chatham, NC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 37 (0.05%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham, NC, with a population of 53.09K (69.59%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Chatham, NC, with a population of 7.77K (10.18%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Chatham, NC, with a population of 6.04K (7.91%). The smallest ethnic group in Chatham, NC was Hispanic - Asian Alone with a population of 11 (0.01%).

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

You can see similar information for other North Carolina counties and also for the state of North Carolina.

Chatham, NC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Chatham, NC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Chatham, NC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Chatham, NC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 7914 10.37
White Alone 54431 71.35
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 471 0.62
Asian Alone 1627 2.13
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 37 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 6343 8.32
Two Or More Races 5462 7.16
Chatham, NC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 53087 69.59
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 7768 10.18
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 6035 7.91
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 2937 3.85
Hispanic - Two or More Races 2525 3.31
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 1616 2.12
Hispanic - White Alone 1344 1.76
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 308 0.40
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 298 0.39
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 173 0.23
Hispanic - Black Alone 146 0.19
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 24 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 13 0.02
Hispanic - Asian Alone 11 0.01