Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chatham County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 68,307 population of Chatham County, North Carolina comprised of 8,386 people who identified as Hispanic (12.28%), and 59,921 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, North Carolina with a population of 56,016 (82.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,939 (13.09%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,232 (1.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 49,053 (71.81%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,443 (12.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,963 (10.19%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Chatham County, NC in 2015

Total Population:68,307

Non Hispanic (87.72%)

Hispanic (12.28%)

Race in Chatham County, NC in 2015

Total Population:68,307

White Alone (82.01%)

Black or African American Alone (13.09%)

Asian Alone (1.8%)

Two or more races (1.7%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Chatham County, NC in 2015

Total Population:68,307

Non-Hispanic White Alone (71.81%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (12.36%)

Hispanic White Alone (10.19%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.43%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.69%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.51%)

Population By Race in Chatham , NC in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	56,016	82.01%
Black or African American Alone	8,939	13.09%
Asian Alone	1,232	1.8%
Two Or More Races	1,162	1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	865	1.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	93	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , NC in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	49,053	71.81%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	8,443	12.36%
White Alone - Hispanic	6,963	10.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,154	1.69%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,034	1.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	651	0.95%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	496	0.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	214	0.31%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	128	0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	78	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	70	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	23	0.03%