Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alamance County, NC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 160,358 population of Alamance County, North Carolina comprised of 19,608 people who identified as Hispanic (12.23%), and 140,750 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alamance County, North Carolina with a population of 119,922 (74.78%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,028 (19.97%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,367 (2.1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alamance County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 104,129 (64.94%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,849 (19.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,793 (9.85%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Alamance, North Carolina.

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Population By Race in Alamance , NC in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 32,028 19.97%
White Alone 119,922 74.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,234 1.39%
Asian Alone 2,630 1.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 177 0.11%
Two Or More Races 3,367 2.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Alamance , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,179 0.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,793 9.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,638 1.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 179 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 111 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 708 0.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,849 19.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 104,129 64.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 596 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,451 1.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,659 1.66%