Population By Race and Ethnicity in Catawba County, NC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 159,363 population of Catawba County, North Carolina comprised of 16,030 people who identified as Hispanic (10.06%), and 143,333 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Catawba County, North Carolina with a population of 133,261 (83.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,360 (9.01%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,455 (4.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Catawba County, North Carolina in 2019, with a population of 119,265 (74.84%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,996 (8.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,509 (8.48%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,360 9.01%
White Alone 133,261 83.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 931 0.58%
Asian Alone 7,455 4.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 216 0.14%
Two Or More Races 3,140 1.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Catawba , NC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 851 0.53%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,996 8.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 548 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 217 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 125 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 293 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,509 8.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 119,265 74.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 383 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,238 4.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,847 1.79%