Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cabarrus County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 196,483 population of Cabarrus County, North Carolina comprised of 19,371 people who identified as Hispanic (9.86%), and 177,112 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cabarrus County, North Carolina with a population of 150,330 (76.51%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,334 (17.47%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,230 (3.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cabarrus County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 134,433 (68.42%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 32,506 (16.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,897 (8.09%).

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

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Population By Race in Cabarrus , NC in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 34,334 17.47%
White Alone 150,330 76.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,351 0.69%
Asian Alone 6,230 3.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 173 0.09%
Two Or More Races 4,065 2.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Cabarrus , NC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,828 0.93%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,897 8.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 767 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 227 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 96 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 556 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 32,506 16.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 134,433 68.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 584 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,003 3.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,509 1.79%