Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orange County, NC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 148,693 population of Orange County, North Carolina comprised of 15,591 people who identified as Hispanic (10.49%), and 133,102 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Orange County, North Carolina with a population of 114,208 (76.81%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,401 (11.7%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,775 (7.92%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orange County, North Carolina in 2021, with a population of 100,950 (67.89%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,488 (11.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,258 (8.92%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,401 11.7%
White Alone 114,208 76.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,026 0.69%
Asian Alone 11,775 7.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 141 0.1%
Two Or More Races 4,142 2.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Orange , NC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 913 0.61%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,258 8.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 562 0.38%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 204 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 81 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 573 0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,488 11.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 100,950 67.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 464 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,571 7.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 60 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,569 2.4%