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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 15,003 population of Mitchell County, North Carolina comprised of 808 people who identified as Hispanic (5.39%), and 14,195 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mitchell County, North Carolina with a population of 14,486 (96.55%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 172 (1.15%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 136 (0.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mitchell County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 13,856 (92.36%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 630 (4.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 145 (0.97%).

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

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Population By Race in Mitchell , NC in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 96 0.64%
White Alone 14,486 96.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 136 0.91%
Asian Alone 93 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.13%
Two Or More Races 172 1.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Mitchell , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 30 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 630 4.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 89 0.59%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 27 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 13,856 92.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 145 0.97%