Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harnett County, NC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 133,779 population of Harnett County, North Carolina comprised of 18,207 people who identified as Hispanic (13.61%), and 115,572 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harnett County, North Carolina with a population of 94,775 (70.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,789 (22.27%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,874 (3.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harnett County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 80,538 (60.2%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,096 (21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,237 (10.64%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 29,789 22.27%
White Alone 94,775 70.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,280 1.7%
Asian Alone 1,755 1.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 306 0.23%
Two Or More Races 4,874 3.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Harnett , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,693 1.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,237 10.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,118 0.84%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 197 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 96 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 866 0.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,096 21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 80,538 60.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,162 0.87%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,558 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 210 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,008 3%