Population By Race and Ethnicity in Northampton County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 22,037 population of Northampton County, North Carolina comprised of 309 people who identified as Hispanic (1.4%), and 21,728 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.6%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Northampton County, North Carolina with a population of 12,901 (58.54%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,786 (39.87%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 194 (0.88%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Northampton County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 12,816 (58.16%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,600 (39.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 186 (0.84%).

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

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Population By Race in Northampton , NC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,901 58.54%
White Alone 8,786 39.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 107 0.49%
Asian Alone 47 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 194 0.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Northampton , NC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 85 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 186 0.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,816 58.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,600 39.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 86 0.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 186 0.84%