Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chowan County, NC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 13,701 population of Chowan County, North Carolina comprised of 499 people who identified as Hispanic (3.64%), and 13,202 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chowan County, North Carolina with a population of 8,608 (62.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,662 (34.03%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 213 (1.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chowan County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 8,257 (60.27%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,595 (33.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 351 (2.56%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Chowan, North Carolina.

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Population By Race in Chowan , NC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,662 34.03%
White Alone 8,608 62.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 73 0.53%
Asian Alone 109 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 36 0.26%
Two Or More Races 213 1.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Chowan , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 67 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 351 2.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 34 0.25%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,595 33.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,257 60.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 103 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 193 1.41%