Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, NC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 64,052 population of Lee County, North Carolina comprised of 13,488 people who identified as Hispanic (21.06%), and 50,564 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, North Carolina with a population of 47,893 (74.77%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,418 (19.39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,738 (2.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, North Carolina in 2021, with a population of 36,333 (56.72%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,668 (18.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,560 (18.05%).

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

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Population By Race in Lee , NC in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,418 19.39%
White Alone 47,893 74.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 904 1.41%
Asian Alone 974 1.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 125 0.2%
Two Or More Races 1,738 2.71%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , NC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 750 1.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,560 18.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 565 0.88%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 164 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 93 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 356 0.56%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,668 18.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 36,333 56.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 339 0.53%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 810 1.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,382 2.16%