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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 1,034,049 population of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina comprised of 130,688 people who identified as Hispanic (12.64%), and 903,361 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina with a population of 603,591 (58.37%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 337,009 (32.59%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 60,669 (5.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 497,210 (48.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 323,319 (31.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 106,381 (10.29%).

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

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Population By Race in Mecklenburg , NC in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 337,009 32.59%
White Alone 603,591 58.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,215 0.79%
Asian Alone 60,669 5.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,213 0.12%
Two Or More Races 23,352 2.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Mecklenburg , NC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13,690 1.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 106,381 10.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,978 0.48%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,082 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 713 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,844 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 323,319 31.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 497,210 48.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,237 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 59,587 5.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 500 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 19,508 1.89%