Population By Race and Ethnicity in Northampton County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 20,539 population of Northampton County, North Carolina comprised of 405 people who identified as Hispanic (1.97%), and 20,134 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.03%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Northampton County, North Carolina with a population of 11,946 (58.16%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,172 (39.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 228 (1.11%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Northampton County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 11,844 (57.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,928 (38.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 244 (1.19%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,946 58.16%
White Alone 8,172 39.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 133 0.65%
Asian Alone 56 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 228 1.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Northampton , NC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 102 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 244 1.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 35 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,844 57.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,928 38.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 98 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 216 1.05%