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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 14,992 population of Mitchell County, North Carolina comprised of 833 people who identified as Hispanic (5.56%), and 14,159 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mitchell County, North Carolina with a population of 14,453 (96.41%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 180 (1.2%); 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 2017, with a population of 13,810 (92.12%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 643 (4.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 149 (0.99%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 104 0.69%
White Alone 14,453 96.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 136 0.91%
Asian Alone 96 0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 23 0.15%
Two Or More Races 180 1.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Mitchell , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 31 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 643 4.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 90 0.6%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 22 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 73 0.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 13,810 92.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 46 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 149 0.99%