Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 59,402 population of Lee County, North Carolina comprised of 11,320 people who identified as Hispanic (19.06%), and 48,082 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, North Carolina with a population of 44,515 (74.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,051 (20.29%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,239 (2.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 34,711 (58.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,500 (19.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,804 (16.5%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lee County, NC in 2015

Total Population:59,402

Non Hispanic (80.94%)

Hispanic (19.06%)

Race in Lee County, NC in 2015

Total Population:59,402

White Alone (74.94%)

Black or African American Alone (20.29%)

Two or more races (2.09%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.34%)

Asian Alone (1.17%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.18%)

Ethnicity in Lee County, NC in 2015

Total Population:59,402

Non-Hispanic White Alone (58.43%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (19.36%)

Hispanic White Alone (16.5%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.11%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.6%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.99%)

Population By Race in Lee , NC in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	44,515	74.94%
Black or African American Alone	12,051	20.29%
Two Or More Races	1,239	2.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	794	1.34%
Asian Alone	697	1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	106	0.18%

Population By Ethnicity in Lee , NC in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	34,711	58.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	11,500	19.36%
White Alone - Hispanic	9,804	16.5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	950	1.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	587	0.99%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	551	0.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	494	0.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	300	0.51%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	289	0.49%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	110	0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	72	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	34	0.06%