Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hertford County, NC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 24,211 population of Hertford County, North Carolina comprised of 865 people who identified as Hispanic (3.57%), and 23,346 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.43%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Hertford County, North Carolina with a population of 14,691 (60.68%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,692 (35.9%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 312 (1.29%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hertford County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 14,531 (60.02%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,129 (33.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 563 (2.33%).

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

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Population By Race in Hertford , NC in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,691 60.68%
White Alone 8,692 35.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 305 1.26%
Asian Alone 193 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.07%
Two Or More Races 312 1.29%
Population By Ethnicity in Hertford , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 160 0.66%
White Alone - Hispanic 563 2.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 60 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 36 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 16 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 30 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,531 60.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,129 33.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 245 1.01%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 157 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 282 1.17%