Population By Race and Ethnicity in New Hanover County, NC in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 216,112 population of New Hanover County, North Carolina comprised of 11,418 people who identified as Hispanic (5.28%), and 204,694 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in New Hanover County, North Carolina with a population of 175,623 (81.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,618 (14.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,179 (1.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in New Hanover County, North Carolina in 2014, with a population of 166,388 (76.99%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,619 (14.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,235 (4.27%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in New Hanover County, NC in 2014

Total Population:216,112

Non Hispanic (94.72%)

Hispanic (5.28%)

Race in New Hanover County, NC in 2014

Total Population:216,112

White Alone (81.27%)

Black or African American Alone (14.63%)

Two or more races (1.93%)

Asian Alone (1.49%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.56%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in New Hanover County, NC in 2014

Total Population:216,112

Non-Hispanic White Alone (76.99%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.17%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.27%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.7%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.44%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.42%)

Population By Race in New Hanover , NC in 2014

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	175,623	81.27%
Black or African American Alone	31,618	14.63%
Two Or More Races	4,179	1.93%
Asian Alone	3,225	1.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,213	0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	254	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in New Hanover , NC in 2014

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	166,388	76.99%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	30,619	14.17%
White Alone - Hispanic	9,235	4.27%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,672	1.7%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,077	1.42%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	999	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	798	0.37%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	507	0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	415	0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	148	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	140	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	114	0.05%