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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,079,656 population of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina comprised of 141,915 people who identified as Hispanic (13.14%), and 937,741 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina with a population of 622,018 (57.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 354,105 (32.8%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 67,776 (6.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 507,221 (46.98%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 338,662 (31.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 114,797 (10.63%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 354,105 32.8%
White Alone 622,018 57.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,857 0.82%
Asian Alone 67,776 6.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,294 0.12%
Two Or More Races 25,606 2.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Mecklenburg , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15,443 1.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 114,797 10.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,563 0.52%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,172 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 784 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,156 0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 338,662 31.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 507,221 46.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,294 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 66,604 6.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 510 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 21,450 1.99%