Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, NC in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 65,543 population of Lee County, North Carolina comprised of 14,028 people who identified as Hispanic (21.4%), and 51,515 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.6%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, North Carolina with a population of 48,844 (74.52%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,734 (19.43%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,849 (2.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 36,885 (56.28%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,959 (18.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,858 (18.09%).

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 2022

Total Population:65,543

Non Hispanic (78.6%)

Hispanic (21.4%)

Race in Lee County, NC in 2022

Total Population:65,543

White Alone (74.52%)

Black or African American Alone (19.43%)

Two or more races (2.82%)

Asian Alone (1.62%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.4%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.22%)

Ethnicity in Lee County, NC in 2022

Total Population:65,543

Non-Hispanic White Alone (56.28%)

Hispanic White Alone (18.25%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (18.09%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.78%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.24%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.37%)

Population By Race in Lee , NC in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	48,844	74.52%
Black or African American Alone	12,734	19.43%
Two Or More Races	1,849	2.82%
Asian Alone	1,059	1.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	915	1.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	142	0.22%

Population By Ethnicity in Lee , NC in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	36,885	56.28%
White Alone - Hispanic	11,959	18.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	11,858	18.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,465	2.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	900	1.37%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	876	1.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	554	0.85%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	384	0.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	361	0.55%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	159	0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	96	0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	46	0.07%