Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chatham County, NC in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 79,864 population of Chatham County, North Carolina comprised of 9,674 people who identified as Hispanic (12.11%), and 70,190 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, North Carolina with a population of 65,706 (82.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,327 (11.68%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,077 (2.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 57,718 (72.27%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,773 (10.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,988 (10%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,327 11.68%
White Alone 65,706 82.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 995 1.25%
Asian Alone 2,077 2.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 131 0.16%
Two Or More Races 1,628 2.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 554 0.69%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,988 10%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 737 0.92%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 111 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 83 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 201 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,773 10.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 57,718 72.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 258 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,966 2.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,427 1.79%