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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 11,142 population of Clay County, North Carolina comprised of 418 people who identified as Hispanic (3.75%), and 10,724 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, North Carolina with a population of 10,656 (95.64%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 199 (1.79%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 163 (1.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 10,299 (92.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 357 (3.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 184 (1.65%).

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 2020
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Ethnicity in Clay County, NC in 2020
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Population By Race in Clay , NC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 163 1.46%
White Alone 10,656 95.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 72 0.65%
Asian Alone 47 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.05%
Two Or More Races 199 1.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 27 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 357 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 15 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 136 1.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,299 92.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.5%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 184 1.65%