Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mecklenburg County, NC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 1,058,056 population of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina comprised of 136,462 people who identified as Hispanic (12.9%), and 921,594 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina with a population of 613,763 (58.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 345,810 (32.68%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 64,099 (6.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 503,042 (47.54%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 331,215 (31.3%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 110,721 (10.47%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 345,810 32.68%
White Alone 613,763 58.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,559 0.81%
Asian Alone 64,099 6.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,223 0.12%
Two Or More Races 24,602 2.33%
Population By Ethnicity in Mecklenburg , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,595 1.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 110,721 10.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,276 0.5%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,112 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 733 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,025 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 331,215 31.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 503,042 47.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,283 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 62,987 5.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 490 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,577 1.95%