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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 78,141 population of Chatham County, North Carolina comprised of 10,522 people who identified as Hispanic (13.47%), and 67,619 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, North Carolina with a population of 64,249 (82.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,246 (11.83%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,896 (2.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, North Carolina in 2021, with a population of 55,541 (71.08%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,708 (11.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,637 (11.05%).

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 9,246 11.83%
White Alone 64,249 82.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,045 1.34%
Asian Alone 1,896 2.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 142 0.18%
Two Or More Races 1,563 2%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , NC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 609 0.78%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,708 11.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 788 1.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 117 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 97 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 203 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,637 11.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 55,541 71.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 257 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,779 2.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,360 1.74%