Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dare County, NC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 34,389 population of Dare County, North Carolina comprised of 2,287 people who identified as Hispanic (6.65%), and 32,102 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dare County, North Carolina with a population of 32,471 (94.42%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 946 (2.75%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 563 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dare County, North Carolina in 2012, with a population of 30,410 (88.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,061 (5.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 864 (2.51%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Dare County, NC in 2012
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Population By Race in Dare , NC in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 946 2.75%
White Alone 32,471 94.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 175 0.51%
Asian Alone 215 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.06%
Two Or More Races 563 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Dare , NC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 82 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,061 5.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 73 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 60 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 864 2.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,410 88.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 102 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 207 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 503 1.46%