Population By Race and Ethnicity in Columbus County, NC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 55,452 population of Columbus County, North Carolina comprised of 3,097 people who identified as Hispanic (5.59%), and 52,355 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Columbus County, North Carolina with a population of 35,034 (63.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,947 (30.56%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,092 (3.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Columbus County, North Carolina in 2019, with a population of 32,817 (59.18%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,633 (30%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,217 (4%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,947 30.56%
White Alone 35,034 63.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,092 3.77%
Asian Alone 285 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 48 0.09%
Two Or More Races 1,046 1.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Columbus , NC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 314 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,217 4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 308 0.56%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 90 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 18 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 150 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,633 30%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,817 59.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,784 3.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 195 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 30 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 896 1.62%