Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ashe County, NC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 26,921 population of Ashe County, North Carolina comprised of 1,274 people who identified as Hispanic (4.73%), and 25,647 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ashe County, North Carolina with a population of 26,237 (97.46%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 256 (0.95%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 217 (0.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ashe County, North Carolina in 2012, with a population of 25,075 (93.14%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,162 (4.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 225 (0.84%).

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

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Population By Race in Ashe , NC in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 217 0.81%
White Alone 26,237 97.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 81 0.3%
Asian Alone 119 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 256 0.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Ashe , NC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 48 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,162 4.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 169 0.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,075 93.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 117 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 225 0.84%