Population By Race and Ethnicity in Northampton County, NC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 19,741 population of Northampton County, North Carolina comprised of 457 people who identified as Hispanic (2.32%), and 19,284 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.69%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Northampton County, North Carolina with a population of 11,368 (57.59%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,922 (40.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 257 (1.3%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Northampton County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 11,251 (56.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,649 (38.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 273 (1.38%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,368 57.59%
White Alone 7,922 40.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 127 0.64%
Asian Alone 61 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 257 1.3%
Population By Ethnicity in Northampton , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 117 0.59%
White Alone - Hispanic 273 1.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 33 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,251 56.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,649 38.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 239 1.21%