Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orange County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 143,624 population of Orange County, North Carolina comprised of 12,112 people who identified as Hispanic (8.43%), and 131,512 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Orange County, North Carolina with a population of 110,269 (76.78%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,118 (11.92%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,474 (7.99%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orange County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 99,947 (69.59%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,468 (11.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,327 (7.89%).

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

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Population By Race in Orange , NC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,118 11.92%
White Alone 110,269 76.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 877 0.61%
Asian Alone 11,474 7.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 116 0.08%
Two Or More Races 3,770 2.63%
Population By Ethnicity in Orange , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 650 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,322 7.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 468 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 147 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 61 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 464 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,468 11.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 99,947 69.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 409 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,327 7.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 55 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,306 2.3%