Population By Race and Ethnicity in Northampton County, NC in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 16,779 population of Northampton County, North Carolina comprised of 480 people who identified as Hispanic (2.86%), and 16,299 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.14%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Northampton County, North Carolina with a population of 9,328 (55.59%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,947 (41.4%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 308 (1.84%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Northampton County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 9,210 (54.89%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,668 (39.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 279 (1.66%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,328 55.59%
White Alone 6,947 41.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 127 0.76%
Asian Alone 64 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races 308 1.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Northampton , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 118 0.7%
White Alone - Hispanic 279 1.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 38 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 32 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,210 54.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,668 39.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.53%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 55 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 276 1.65%