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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 154,739 population of Catawba County, North Carolina comprised of 13,144 people who identified as Hispanic (8.49%), and 141,595 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Catawba County, North Carolina with a population of 131,968 (85.28%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,504 (8.73%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,809 (3.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Catawba County, North Carolina in 2012, with a population of 120,246 (77.71%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,998 (8.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,722 (7.58%).

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

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Ethnicity in Catawba County, NC in 2012
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Population By Race in Catawba , NC in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,504 8.73%
White Alone 131,968 85.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 819 0.53%
Asian Alone 5,809 3.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 105 0.07%
Two Or More Races 2,534 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Catawba , NC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 506 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,722 7.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 475 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 131 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 61 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 249 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,998 8.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 120,246 77.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 344 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,678 3.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,285 1.48%