Orange County Demographics

A map of Orange County's Population by Race

Orange County, North Carolina had a population of 148,696 in 2020. It was 64.9% White, 10.5% Black, 8.5% Asian, 10.6% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American/Other, and 4.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Orange County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Orange County is the 19th most populous county of the 100 counties in North Carolina.

Orange County's White Population

96,537 residents of Orange County identify as White, or 64.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Orange County roughly similar to the White share of the population of North Carolina (60.5% White). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Orange County is ranked #51 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Orange County is more White than neighboring Durham County (41.2% White), Alamance County (59.8% White), Person County (64.3% White), and Caswell County (61.7% White). Orange County is less White than neighboring Chatham County (69.6% White).

Orange County's Black Population

15,571 residents of Orange County identify as Black, or 10.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Orange County slightly less than the Black share of the population of North Carolina (20.2% Black). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Orange County is ranked #62 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Orange County is more Black than neighboring Chatham County (10.2% Black). Orange County is less Black than neighboring Durham County (33.6% Black), Alamance County (19.6% Black), Person County (25.3% Black), and Caswell County (29.9% Black).

Orange County's Asian Population

12,615 residents of Orange County identify as Asian, or 8.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Orange County slightly larger than the Asian share of the population of North Carolina (3.3% Asian). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Orange County is ranked #2 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Orange County is more Asian than neighboring Durham County (5.1% Asian), Alamance County (1.6% Asian), Person County (0.3% Asian), Chatham County (2.1% Asian), and Caswell County (0.3% Asian).

Orange County's Hispanic Population

15,812 residents of Orange County identify as Hispanic, or 10.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Orange County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of North Carolina (10.7% Hispanic). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Orange County is ranked #28 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Orange County is more Hispanic than neighboring Person County (5.6% Hispanic), and Caswell County (4.4% Hispanic). Orange County is less Hispanic than neighboring Durham County (15.4% Hispanic), Alamance County (14.4% Hispanic), and Chatham County (13.6% Hispanic).

Orange County's Native American/Other Population

1,175 residents of Orange County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.8%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Orange County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of North Carolina (1.5% Native American/Other). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Orange County is ranked #45 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Orange County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Chatham County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Caswell County (0.6% Native American/Other). Orange County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Person County (0.9% Native American/Other).

Orange County's Multiracial Population

6,986 residents of Orange County identify as Multiracial, or 4.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Orange County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Carolina (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Orange County is ranked #9 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Orange County is more Multiracial than neighboring Durham County (3.8% Multiracial), Alamance County (3.7% Multiracial), Person County (3.6% Multiracial), Chatham County (3.9% Multiracial), and Caswell County (3.1% Multiracial).

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