Population By Race and Ethnicity in Avery County, NC in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 17,541 population of Avery County, North Carolina comprised of 1,020 people who identified as Hispanic (5.82%), and 16,521 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Avery County, North Carolina with a population of 16,328 (93.09%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 715 (4.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 223 (1.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Avery County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 15,450 (88.08%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 878 (5.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 672 (3.83%).

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

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Population By Race in Avery , NC in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 715 4.08%
White Alone 16,328 93.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 131 0.75%
Asian Alone 128 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.09%
Two Or More Races 223 1.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Avery , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 43 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 878 5.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 47 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 23 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 672 3.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,450 88.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 105 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 197 1.12%