Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hertford County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 23,917 population of Hertford County, North Carolina comprised of 874 people who identified as Hispanic (3.65%), and 23,043 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.35%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Hertford County, North Carolina with a population of 14,541 (60.8%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,542 (35.72%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 316 (1.32%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hertford County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 14,369 (60.08%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,973 (33.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 569 (2.38%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,541 60.8%
White Alone 8,542 35.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 304 1.27%
Asian Alone 201 0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.05%
Two Or More Races 316 1.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Hertford , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 172 0.72%
White Alone - Hispanic 569 2.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 66 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 36 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,369 60.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,973 33.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 238 1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 296 1.24%