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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 59,085 population of Sampson County, North Carolina comprised of 12,308 people who identified as Hispanic (20.83%), and 46,777 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sampson County, North Carolina with a population of 39,148 (66.26%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,675 (26.53%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,262 (3.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sampson County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 29,506 (49.94%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,845 (25.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,642 (16.32%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,675 26.53%
White Alone 39,148 66.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,262 3.83%
Asian Alone 404 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 205 0.35%
Two Or More Races 1,391 2.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Sampson , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 830 1.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,642 16.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,206 2.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 126 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 149 0.25%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 355 0.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14,845 25.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,506 49.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,056 1.79%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 278 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,036 1.75%