Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sampson County, NC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 63,710 population of Sampson County, North Carolina comprised of 11,079 people who identified as Hispanic (17.39%), and 52,631 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sampson County, North Carolina with a population of 42,732 (67.07%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,398 (27.31%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,040 (3.2%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sampson County, North Carolina in 2012, with a population of 33,640 (52.8%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,719 (26.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,092 (14.27%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,398 27.31%
White Alone 42,732 67.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,040 3.2%
Asian Alone 349 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 150 0.24%
Two Or More Races 1,041 1.63%
Population By Ethnicity in Sampson , NC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 679 1.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,092 14.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 876 1.38%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 93 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 102 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 237 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,719 26.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 33,640 52.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,164 1.83%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 256 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 804 1.26%