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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 76,664 population of Chatham County, North Carolina comprised of 10,394 people who identified as Hispanic (13.56%), and 66,270 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, North Carolina with a population of 63,015 (82.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,281 (12.11%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,770 (2.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 54,391 (70.95%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,690 (11.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,624 (11.25%).

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 9,281 12.11%
White Alone 63,015 82.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,027 1.34%
Asian Alone 1,770 2.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 130 0.17%
Two Or More Races 1,441 1.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 591 0.77%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,624 11.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 780 1.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 115 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 95 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 189 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,690 11.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 54,391 70.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 247 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,655 2.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 35 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,252 1.63%