Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, NC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 10,660 population of Clay County, North Carolina comprised of 296 people who identified as Hispanic (2.78%), and 10,364 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, North Carolina with a population of 10,349 (97.08%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 136 (1.28%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 103 (0.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, North Carolina in 2012, with a population of 10,078 (94.54%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 271 (2.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 129 (1.21%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Clay County, NC in 2012
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Population By Race in Clay , NC in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 103 0.97%
White Alone 10,349 97.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 39 0.37%
Asian Alone 31 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 136 1.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , NC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 271 2.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,078 94.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 129 1.21%