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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Population By Race in Chatham , NC in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,939 13.09%
White Alone 56,016 82.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 865 1.27%
Asian Alone 1,232 1.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 93 0.14%
Two Or More Races 1,162 1.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , NC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 496 0.73%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,963 10.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 651 0.95%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 78 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 70 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 128 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,443 12.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 49,053 71.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 214 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,154 1.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,034 1.51%