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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 44,881 population of Richmond County, North Carolina comprised of 3,014 people who identified as Hispanic (6.72%), and 41,867 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Richmond County, North Carolina with a population of 27,473 (61.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,443 (32.18%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,420 (3.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Richmond County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 25,328 (56.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,126 (31.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,145 (4.78%).

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

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Population By Race in Richmond , NC in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,443 32.18%
White Alone 27,473 61.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,420 3.16%
Asian Alone 413 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 75 0.17%
Two Or More Races 1,057 2.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Richmond , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 317 0.71%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,145 4.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 313 0.7%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 58 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 56 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 125 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,126 31.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,328 56.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,107 2.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 355 0.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 932 2.08%