Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chatham County, NC in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 81,624 population of Chatham County, North Carolina comprised of 10,965 people who identified as Hispanic (13.43%), and 70,659 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, North Carolina with a population of 66,881 (81.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,457 (11.59%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,298 (2.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, North Carolina in 2023, with a population of 57,842 (70.86%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,039 (11.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,817 (10.8%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,457 11.59%
White Alone 66,881 81.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,120 1.37%
Asian Alone 2,298 2.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 139 0.17%
Two Or More Races 1,729 2.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , NC in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 640 0.78%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,039 11.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 845 1.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 121 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 92 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 228 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,817 10.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 57,842 70.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 275 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,177 2.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,501 1.84%