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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 14,103 population of Swain County, North Carolina comprised of 629 people who identified as Hispanic (4.46%), and 13,474 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Swain County, North Carolina with a population of 8,909 (63.17%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,147 (29.41%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 675 (4.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Swain County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 8,678 (61.53%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,837 (27.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 614 (4.35%).

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

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Population By Race in Swain , NC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 256 1.82%
White Alone 8,909 63.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,147 29.41%
Asian Alone 108 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.06%
Two Or More Races 675 4.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Swain , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 231 1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 310 2.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 61 0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 243 1.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,678 61.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,837 27.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 614 4.35%