Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harnett County, NC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 136,172 population of Harnett County, North Carolina comprised of 18,175 people who identified as Hispanic (13.35%), and 117,997 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harnett County, North Carolina with a population of 96,854 (71.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,038 (22.06%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,797 (3.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harnett County, North Carolina in 2019, with a population of 82,580 (60.64%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,376 (20.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,274 (10.48%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 30,038 22.06%
White Alone 96,854 71.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,331 1.71%
Asian Alone 1,828 1.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 324 0.24%
Two Or More Races 4,797 3.52%
Population By Ethnicity in Harnett , NC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,662 1.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,274 10.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,094 0.8%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 227 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 99 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 819 0.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,376 20.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 82,580 60.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,237 0.91%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,601 1.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 225 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,978 2.92%