Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harnett County, NC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 134,649 population of Harnett County, North Carolina comprised of 17,597 people who identified as Hispanic (13.07%), and 117,052 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harnett County, North Carolina with a population of 96,130 (71.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,661 (22.03%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,539 (3.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harnett County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 82,326 (61.14%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,055 (20.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,804 (10.25%).

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

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Population By Race in Harnett , NC in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 29,661 22.03%
White Alone 96,130 71.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,258 1.68%
Asian Alone 1,766 1.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 295 0.22%
Two Or More Races 4,539 3.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Harnett , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,606 1.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,804 10.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,091 0.81%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 216 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 92 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 788 0.59%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,055 20.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 82,326 61.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,167 0.87%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,550 1.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 203 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,751 2.79%