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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 39,533 population of Person County, North Carolina comprised of 1,743 people who identified as Hispanic (4.41%), and 37,790 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Person County, North Carolina with a population of 27,547 (69.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,668 (26.99%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 779 (1.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Person County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 26,116 (66.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,525 (26.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,431 (3.62%).

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

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Population By Race in Person , NC in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 10,668 26.99%
White Alone 27,547 69.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 346 0.88%
Asian Alone 183 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races 779 1.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Person , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 143 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,431 3.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 98 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 26 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 41 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,525 26.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,116 66.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 248 0.63%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 157 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 738 1.87%