Population By Race and Ethnicity in Richmond County, NC in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 42,914 population of Richmond County, North Carolina comprised of 3,110 people who identified as Hispanic (7.25%), and 39,804 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Richmond County, North Carolina with a population of 26,076 (60.76%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,878 (32.34%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,364 (3.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Richmond County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 23,833 (55.54%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,547 (31.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,243 (5.23%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Richmond County, NC in 2020
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Ethnicity in Richmond County, NC in 2020
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Population By Race in Richmond , NC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,878 32.34%
White Alone 26,076 60.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,364 3.18%
Asian Alone 440 1.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 73 0.17%
Two Or More Races 1,083 2.52%
Population By Ethnicity in Richmond , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 331 0.77%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,243 5.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 288 0.67%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 66 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 55 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 127 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,547 31.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,833 55.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,076 2.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 374 0.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 956 2.23%