Population By Race and Ethnicity in Catawba County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 154,758 population of Catawba County, North Carolina comprised of 13,088 people who identified as Hispanic (8.46%), and 141,670 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Catawba County, North Carolina with a population of 132,702 (85.75%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,344 (8.62%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,503 (3.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Catawba County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 120,846 (78.09%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,934 (8.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,856 (7.66%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Catawba County, NC in 2010
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Ethnicity in Catawba County, NC in 2010
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Population By Race in Catawba , NC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,344 8.62%
White Alone 132,702 85.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 783 0.51%
Asian Alone 5,503 3.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 61 0.04%
Two Or More Races 2,365 1.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Catawba , NC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 410 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,856 7.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 442 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 103 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 28 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 249 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,934 8.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 120,846 78.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 341 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,400 3.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,116 1.37%