Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chatham County, NC in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 78,111 population of Chatham County, North Carolina comprised of 9,500 people who identified as Hispanic (12.16%), and 68,611 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 64,252 (82.26%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,290 (11.89%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,907 (2.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, North Carolina in 2021, with a population of 56,406 (72.21%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,736 (11.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,846 (10.05%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,290 11.89%
White Alone 64,252 82.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 959 1.23%
Asian Alone 1,907 2.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 136 0.17%
Two Or More Races 1,567 2.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , NC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 554 0.71%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,846 10.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 698 0.89%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 110 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 90 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 202 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,736 11.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 56,406 72.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 261 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,797 2.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 46 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,365 1.75%