Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mecklenburg County, NC in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 1,144,075 population of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina comprised of 179,376 people who identified as Hispanic (15.68%), and 964,699 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina with a population of 649,014 (56.73%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 376,547 (32.91%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 75,470 (6.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 505,580 (44.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 356,128 (31.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 143,434 (12.54%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 376,547 32.91%
White Alone 649,014 56.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 10,861 0.95%
Asian Alone 75,470 6.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,399 0.12%
Two Or More Races 30,784 2.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Mecklenburg , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 20,419 1.79%
White Alone - Hispanic 143,434 12.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7,638 0.67%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,538 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 951 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,396 0.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 356,128 31.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 505,580 44.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,223 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 73,932 6.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 448 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 25,388 2.22%