Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chatham County, NC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 76,670 population of Chatham County, North Carolina comprised of 9,327 people who identified as Hispanic (12.17%), and 67,343 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.84%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, North Carolina with a population of 63,050 (82.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,334 (12.17%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,777 (2.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 55,328 (72.16%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,803 (11.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,722 (10.07%).

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 2020
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Population By Race in Chatham , NC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,334 12.17%
White Alone 63,050 82.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 940 1.23%
Asian Alone 1,777 2.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 124 0.16%
Two Or More Races 1,445 1.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 531 0.69%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,722 10.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 690 0.9%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 106 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 88 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 190 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,803 11.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 55,328 72.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 250 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,671 2.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,255 1.64%