Graham County Demographics

A map of Graham County's Population by Race

Graham County, North Carolina had a population of 8,030 in 2020. It was 85.7% White, 0.6% Black, 0.2% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic, 7.2% Native American/Other, and 3.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Graham County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Graham County is the 98th most populous county of the 100 counties in North Carolina.

Graham County's White Population

6,885 residents of Graham County identify as White, or 85.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Graham County considerably larger than the White share of the population of North Carolina (60.5% White). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Graham County is ranked #13 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Graham County is more White than neighboring Swain County (60.5% White). Graham County is less White than neighboring Clay County (90.6% White), Cherokee County (88.2% White), Blount County (87.2% White), and Monroe County (89% White).

Graham County's Black Population

46 residents of Graham County identify as Black, or 0.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Graham County less than the Black share of the population of North Carolina (20.2% Black). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Graham County is ranked #96 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Graham County is more Black than neighboring Clay County (0.5% Black). Graham County is less Black than neighboring Cherokee County (1.3% Black), Blount County (2.6% Black), Swain County (0.7% Black), and Monroe County (1.6% Black).

Graham County's Asian Population

20 residents of Graham County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Graham County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Carolina (3.3% Asian). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Graham County is ranked #92 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Graham County is less Asian than neighboring Clay County (0.4% Asian), Cherokee County (0.5% Asian), Blount County (0.9% Asian), Swain County (0.4% Asian), and Monroe County (0.4% Asian).

Graham County's Hispanic Population

219 residents of Graham County identify as Hispanic, or 2.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Graham County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of North Carolina (10.7% Hispanic). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Graham County is ranked #96 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Graham County is less Hispanic than neighboring Clay County (3.9% Hispanic), Cherokee County (3.1% Hispanic), Blount County (4.2% Hispanic), Swain County (4.2% Hispanic), and Monroe County (4.2% Hispanic).

Graham County's Native American/Other Population

578 residents of Graham County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 7.2%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Graham County slightly larger than the Native American/Other share of the population of North Carolina (1.5% Native American/Other). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Graham County is ranked #6 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Graham County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Clay County (0.7% Native American/Other), Cherokee County (1.7% Native American/Other), Blount County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Monroe County (0.5% Native American/Other). Graham County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Swain County (28.9% Native American/Other).

Graham County's Multiracial Population

282 residents of Graham County identify as Multiracial, or 3.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Graham County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Carolina (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Graham County is ranked #58 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Graham County is less Multiracial than neighboring Clay County (3.9% Multiracial), Cherokee County (5.2% Multiracial), Blount County (4.4% Multiracial), Swain County (5.3% Multiracial), and Monroe County (4.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.