Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mecklenburg County, NC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 1,095,911 population of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina comprised of 147,156 people who identified as Hispanic (13.43%), and 948,755 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina with a population of 628,252 (57.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 360,912 (32.93%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 69,838 (6.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 509,446 (46.49%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 344,674 (31.45%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 118,806 (10.84%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 360,912 32.93%
White Alone 628,252 57.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,042 0.83%
Asian Alone 69,838 6.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,314 0.12%
Two Or More Races 26,553 2.42%
Population By Ethnicity in Mecklenburg , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16,238 1.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 118,806 10.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,736 0.52%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,251 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 806 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,319 0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 344,674 31.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 509,446 46.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,306 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 68,587 6.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 508 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 22,234 2.03%