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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 21,470 population of Hertford County, North Carolina comprised of 991 people who identified as Hispanic (4.62%), and 20,479 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.38%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Hertford County, North Carolina with a population of 12,919 (60.17%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,481 (34.84%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 529 (2.46%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hertford County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 12,729 (59.29%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,948 (32.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 533 (2.48%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,919 60.17%
White Alone 7,481 34.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 307 1.43%
Asian Alone 214 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.09%
Two Or More Races 529 2.46%
Population By Ethnicity in Hertford , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 190 0.89%
White Alone - Hispanic 533 2.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 74 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 41 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 14 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 139 0.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,729 59.29%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,948 32.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 233 1.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 173 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 390 1.82%