Population By Race and Ethnicity in Catawba County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 157,822 population of Catawba County, North Carolina comprised of 15,152 people who identified as Hispanic (9.6%), and 142,670 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Catawba County, North Carolina with a population of 132,549 (83.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,261 (9.04%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,030 (4.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Catawba County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 119,325 (75.61%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,484 (8.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,224 (8.38%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,261 9.04%
White Alone 132,549 83.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 897 0.57%
Asian Alone 7,030 4.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 187 0.12%
Two Or More Races 2,898 1.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Catawba , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 777 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,224 8.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 537 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 199 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 124 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 291 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,484 8.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 119,325 75.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 360 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,831 4.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,607 1.65%