Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dare County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 36,257 population of Dare County, North Carolina comprised of 2,656 people who identified as Hispanic (7.33%), and 33,601 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dare County, North Carolina with a population of 34,110 (94.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 971 (2.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 682 (1.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dare County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 31,744 (87.55%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,366 (6.53%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 872 (2.4%).

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

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Population By Race in Dare , NC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 971 2.68%
White Alone 34,110 94.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 210 0.58%
Asian Alone 262 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 22 0.06%
Two Or More Races 682 1.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Dare , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 99 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,366 6.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 109 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 63 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 872 2.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 31,744 87.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 246 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 619 1.71%