Population By Race and Ethnicity in Northampton County, NC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 21,918 population of Northampton County, North Carolina comprised of 341 people who identified as Hispanic (1.56%), and 21,577 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.44%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Northampton County, North Carolina with a population of 12,828 (58.53%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,718 (39.78%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 215 (0.98%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Northampton County, North Carolina in 2011, with a population of 12,742 (58.14%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,508 (38.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 210 (0.96%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,828 58.53%
White Alone 8,718 39.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 108 0.49%
Asian Alone 47 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 215 0.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Northampton , NC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 86 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 210 0.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 11 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,742 58.14%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,508 38.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 204 0.93%