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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 69,680 population of Chatham County, North Carolina comprised of 8,396 people who identified as Hispanic (12.05%), and 61,284 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, North Carolina with a population of 57,193 (82.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,002 (12.92%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,292 (1.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 50,229 (72.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,521 (12.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,964 (9.99%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,002 12.92%
White Alone 57,193 82.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 858 1.23%
Asian Alone 1,292 1.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 98 0.14%
Two Or More Races 1,237 1.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 481 0.69%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,964 9.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 642 0.92%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 85 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 74 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 150 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,521 12.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 50,229 72.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 216 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,207 1.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,087 1.56%