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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 74,419 population of Chatham County, North Carolina comprised of 8,938 people who identified as Hispanic (12.01%), and 65,481 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, North Carolina with a population of 61,172 (82.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,154 (12.3%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,657 (2.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, North Carolina in 2019, with a population of 53,775 (72.26%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,649 (11.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,397 (9.94%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Chatham County, NC in 2019
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Population By Race in Chatham , NC in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,154 12.3%
White Alone 61,172 82.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 899 1.21%
Asian Alone 1,657 2.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 114 0.15%
Two Or More Races 1,423 1.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , NC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 505 0.68%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,397 9.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 673 0.9%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 107 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 80 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 176 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,649 11.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 53,775 72.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 226 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,550 2.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,247 1.68%