Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, NC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 10,785 population of Clay County, North Carolina comprised of 329 people who identified as Hispanic (3.05%), and 10,456 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, North Carolina with a population of 10,410 (96.52%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 163 (1.51%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 127 (1.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 10,115 (93.79%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 295 (2.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 153 (1.42%).

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 2016
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Population By Race in Clay , NC in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 127 1.18%
White Alone 10,410 96.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 46 0.43%
Asian Alone 37 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races 163 1.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 295 2.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 109 1.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,115 93.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 153 1.42%