Population By Race and Ethnicity in Henderson County, NC in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 118,298 population of Henderson County, North Carolina comprised of 15,334 people who identified as Hispanic (12.96%), and 102,964 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Henderson County, North Carolina with a population of 109,000 (92.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,011 (3.39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,429 (2.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Henderson County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 95,112 (80.4%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,888 (11.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,586 (3.03%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Henderson County, NC in 2022
Total Population:118,298
87.04%12.96%
Non Hispanic (87.04%)
Hispanic (12.96%)
Race in Henderson County, NC in 2022
Total Population:118,298
92.14%
White Alone (92.14%)
Black or African American Alone (3.39%)
Two or more races (2.05%)
Asian Alone (1.33%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.8%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.29%)
Ethnicity in Henderson County, NC in 2022
Total Population:118,298
80.4%11.74%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (80.4%)
Hispanic White Alone (11.74%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.03%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.81%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.80%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.23%)
Population By Race in Henderson , NC in 2022
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 109,000 92.14%
Black or African American Alone 4,011 3.39%
Two Or More Races 2,429 2.05%
Asian Alone 1,569 1.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 947 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 342 0.29%
Population By Ethnicity in Henderson , NC in 2022
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 95,112 80.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,888 11.74%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,586 3.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,137 1.81%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,449 1.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 542 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 425 0.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 405 0.34%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 292 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 275 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 120 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 67 0.06%