Population By Race and Ethnicity in Surry County, NC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 72,024 population of Surry County, North Carolina comprised of 7,468 people who identified as Hispanic (10.37%), and 64,556 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Surry County, North Carolina with a population of 67,240 (93.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,926 (4.06%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 877 (1.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Surry County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 60,679 (84.25%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,561 (9.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,556 (3.55%).

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

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Population By Race in Surry , NC in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,926 4.06%
White Alone 67,240 93.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 428 0.59%
Asian Alone 486 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 67 0.09%
Two Or More Races 877 1.22%
Population By Ethnicity in Surry , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 370 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,561 9.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 243 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 106 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 51 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 137 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,556 3.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 60,679 84.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 185 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 380 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 740 1.03%