Population By Race and Ethnicity in Catawba County, NC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 156,517 population of Catawba County, North Carolina comprised of 14,818 people who identified as Hispanic (9.47%), and 141,699 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Catawba County, North Carolina with a population of 131,947 (84.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,075 (8.99%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,661 (4.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Catawba County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 118,961 (76.01%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,356 (8.53%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 12,986 (8.3%).

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

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Population By Race in Catawba , NC in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,075 8.99%
White Alone 131,947 84.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 893 0.57%
Asian Alone 6,661 4.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 170 0.11%
Two Or More Races 2,771 1.77%
Population By Ethnicity in Catawba , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 719 0.46%
White Alone - Hispanic 12,986 8.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 534 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 187 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 116 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 276 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,356 8.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 118,961 76.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 359 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,474 4.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,495 1.59%