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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 34,610 population of Macon County, North Carolina comprised of 2,449 people who identified as Hispanic (7.08%), and 32,161 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.92%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Macon County, North Carolina with a population of 32,998 (95.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 543 (1.57%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 404 (1.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Macon County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 30,861 (89.17%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,137 (6.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 440 (1.27%).

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

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Population By Race in Macon , NC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 543 1.57%
White Alone 32,998 95.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 293 0.85%
Asian Alone 354 1.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.05%
Two Or More Races 404 1.17%
Population By Ethnicity in Macon , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 103 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,137 6.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 104 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 33 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 61 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 440 1.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,861 89.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 189 0.55%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 321 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 343 0.99%