Population By Race and Ethnicity in Columbus County, NC in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 50,121 population of Columbus County, North Carolina comprised of 2,919 people who identified as Hispanic (5.82%), and 47,202 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Columbus County, North Carolina with a population of 31,773 (63.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,966 (29.86%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,847 (3.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Columbus County, North Carolina in 2023, with a population of 29,718 (59.29%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,638 (29.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,055 (4.1%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,966 29.86%
White Alone 31,773 63.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,847 3.69%
Asian Alone 306 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 55 0.11%
Two Or More Races 1,174 2.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Columbus , NC in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 328 0.65%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,055 4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 240 0.48%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 87 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 22 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 187 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,638 29.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,718 59.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,607 3.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 219 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 987 1.97%