Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alamance County, NC in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 171,960 population of Alamance County, North Carolina comprised of 24,818 people who identified as Hispanic (14.43%), and 147,142 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alamance County, North Carolina with a population of 125,068 (72.73%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,809 (21.41%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,990 (2.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alamance County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 104,962 (61.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 35,259 (20.5%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,106 (11.69%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 36,809 21.41%
White Alone 125,068 72.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,670 1.55%
Asian Alone 3,227 1.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 196 0.11%
Two Or More Races 3,990 2.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Alamance , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,550 0.9%
White Alone - Hispanic 20,106 11.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,999 1.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 219 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 129 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 815 0.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 35,259 20.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 104,962 61.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 671 0.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,008 1.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,175 1.85%