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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 79,939 population of Chatham County, North Carolina comprised of 10,647 people who identified as Hispanic (13.32%), and 69,292 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, North Carolina with a population of 65,709 (82.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,297 (11.63%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,071 (2.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 56,906 (71.19%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,803 (11.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,692 (10.87%).

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 9,297 11.63%
White Alone 65,709 82.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,082 1.35%
Asian Alone 2,071 2.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 137 0.17%
Two Or More Races 1,643 2.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 605 0.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,803 11.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 827 1.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 115 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 90 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 207 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,692 10.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 56,906 71.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 255 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,956 2.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,436 1.8%