Population By Race and Ethnicity in Columbus County, NC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 57,710 population of Columbus County, North Carolina comprised of 2,673 people who identified as Hispanic (4.63%), and 55,037 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Columbus County, North Carolina with a population of 36,883 (63.91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,748 (30.75%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,997 (3.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Columbus County, North Carolina in 2011, with a population of 34,853 (60.39%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,456 (30.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,030 (3.52%).

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

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Population By Race in Columbus , NC in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,748 30.75%
White Alone 36,883 63.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,997 3.46%
Asian Alone 206 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 38 0.07%
Two Or More Races 838 1.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Columbus , NC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 292 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,030 3.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 184 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 45 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 110 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,456 30.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 34,853 60.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,813 3.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 161 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 728 1.26%