Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dare County, NC in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 37,889 population of Dare County, North Carolina comprised of 2,860 people who identified as Hispanic (7.55%), and 35,029 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dare County, North Carolina with a population of 35,435 (93.52%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,088 (2.87%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 715 (1.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dare County, North Carolina in 2021, with a population of 32,979 (87.04%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,456 (6.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 933 (2.46%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,088 2.87%
White Alone 35,435 93.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 260 0.69%
Asian Alone 364 0.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 27 0.07%
Two Or More Races 715 1.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Dare , NC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 155 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,456 6.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 147 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 25 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 70 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 933 2.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,979 87.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 113 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 339 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 645 1.7%