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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 56,644 population of Lenoir County, North Carolina comprised of 4,507 people who identified as Hispanic (7.96%), and 52,137 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lenoir County, North Carolina with a population of 31,472 (55.56%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 23,461 (41.42%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 818 (1.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lenoir County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 27,806 (49.09%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,089 (40.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,666 (6.47%).

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

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Population By Race in Lenoir , NC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 23,461 41.42%
White Alone 31,472 55.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 384 0.68%
Asian Alone 403 0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 106 0.19%
Two Or More Races 818 1.44%
Population By Ethnicity in Lenoir , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 372 0.66%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,666 6.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 209 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 87 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 74 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 99 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 23,089 40.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 27,806 49.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 175 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 316 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 719 1.27%