Analysis of U.S. Decennial Census Data through 2010 from William H. Frey, Brookings Institution and University of Michigan's Social Science Data Analysis Network.
North Carolina
| State | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,893,810 | 2,206,287 | 2,559,123 | 3,170,276 | 3,571,623 | 4,061,929 | 4,556,155 | 5,082,059 | 5,881,766 | 6,628,637 | 8,049,313 | 9,535,483 |
| Ethnicity | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 4,426,158 | 4,971,127 | 5,647,155 | 6,223,995 |
| Black | 1,303,012 | 1,449,142 | 1,723,301 | 2,019,854 |
| Hispanic | 56,653 | 76,726 | 378,963 | 800,120 |
| American Indian | 62,789 | 78,930 | 95,333 | 108,829 |
| Asian | 4,436 | 50,593 | 112,416 | 206,579 |
| Hawaiian | 3,165 | 5,259 | ||
| Two or more | 79,965 | 155,759 | ||
| Other | 24,224 | 2,119 | 9,015 | 15,088 |
| Ethnicity | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 1,094,388 | 1,228,469 | 1,259,670 |
| Black | 445,715 | 514,094 | 539,085 |
| Hispanic | 23,957 | 120,090 | 307,790 |
| American Indian | 26,007 | 28,561 | 29,534 |
| Asian | 14,820 | 30,620 | 54,042 |
| Hawaiian | 859 | 1,468 | |
| Two or more | 36,065 | 82,125 | |
| Other | 1,262 | 5,289 | 7,921 |
*Unlike earlier charts, the following chart from US Census Bureau includes Hispanic population data within all race categories
*Funding for CensusScope is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation (grant #0816517).
