Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sampson County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 63,188 population of Sampson County, North Carolina comprised of 12,351 people who identified as Hispanic (19.55%), and 50,837 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sampson County, North Carolina with a population of 42,111 (66.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,903 (26.75%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,252 (3.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sampson County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 32,336 (51.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,054 (25.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,775 (15.47%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,903 26.75%
White Alone 42,111 66.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,252 3.56%
Asian Alone 398 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 209 0.33%
Two Or More Races 1,315 2.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Sampson , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 849 1.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,775 15.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,111 1.76%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 117 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 157 0.25%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 342 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,054 25.41%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,336 51.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,141 1.81%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 281 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 973 1.54%