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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 312,466 population of Durham County, North Carolina comprised of 42,100 people who identified as Hispanic (13.47%), and 270,366 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Durham County, North Carolina with a population of 166,439 (53.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 118,107 (37.8%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 16,664 (5.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Durham County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 132,800 (42.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 113,976 (36.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 33,639 (10.77%).

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

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Population By Race in Durham , NC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 118,107 37.8%
White Alone 166,439 53.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,917 0.93%
Asian Alone 16,664 5.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 387 0.12%
Two Or More Races 7,952 2.55%
Population By Ethnicity in Durham , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,131 1.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 33,639 10.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,107 0.67%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 493 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 235 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,495 0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 113,976 36.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 132,800 42.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 810 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 16,171 5.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 152 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,457 2.07%