Population By Race and Ethnicity in Gaston County, NC in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 210,599 population of Gaston County, North Carolina comprised of 13,193 people who identified as Hispanic (6.27%), and 197,406 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Gaston County, North Carolina with a population of 168,742 (80.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 33,669 (15.99%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,799 (1.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Gaston County, North Carolina in 2014, with a population of 157,343 (74.71%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 32,685 (15.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,399 (5.41%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Gaston County, NC in 2014

Total Population:210,599

Non Hispanic (93.74%)

Hispanic (6.27%)

Race in Gaston County, NC in 2014

Total Population:210,599

White Alone (80.13%)

Black or African American Alone (15.99%)

Two or more races (1.8%)

Asian Alone (1.48%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.56%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Gaston County, NC in 2014

Total Population:210,599

Non-Hispanic White Alone (74.71%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (15.52%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.41%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.67%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.44%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.25%)

Population By Race in Gaston , NC in 2014

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	168,742	80.13%
Black or African American Alone	33,669	15.99%
Two Or More Races	3,799	1.8%
Asian Alone	3,107	1.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,190	0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	92	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Gaston , NC in 2014

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	157,343	74.71%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	32,685	15.52%
White Alone - Hispanic	11,399	5.41%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,521	1.67%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,026	1.44%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	984	0.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	785	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	405	0.19%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	278	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	81	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	46	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	46	0.02%