Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sampson County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 63,536 population of Sampson County, North Carolina comprised of 10,477 people who identified as Hispanic (16.49%), and 53,059 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sampson County, North Carolina with a population of 42,587 (67.03%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,579 (27.67%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,945 (3.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sampson County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 33,867 (53.3%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,991 (26.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,720 (13.73%).

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

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Population By Race in Sampson , NC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,579 27.67%
White Alone 42,587 67.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,945 3.06%
Asian Alone 309 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 109 0.17%
Two Or More Races 1,007 1.59%
Population By Ethnicity in Sampson , NC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 588 0.93%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,720 13.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 812 1.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 82 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 66 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 209 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,991 26.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 33,867 53.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,133 1.78%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 227 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 798 1.26%