North Carolina Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020

Updated on March 31, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among North Carolina population of 10,439,388 people, 60.47% (6,312,148) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 20.19% (2,107,526) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, and 5.47% (571,050) identified their ethnicity as Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone.

The first chart below shows the population and the second chart shows the percentage of North Carolina population for the top 7 ethnicities by population. You can also find in a table below, the population and the percentages for all the ethnicities in North Carolina.

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each North Carolina county.

North Carolina Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Percentage of North Carolina Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
North Carolina Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 6312148 60.47
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 2107526 20.19
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 571050 5.47
Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races 406853 3.90
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 340059 3.26
Hispanic - Two Or More Races 304868 2.92
Hispanic - White Alone 176311 1.69
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 100886 0.97
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 46340 0.44
Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 32691 0.31
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 29146 0.28
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6980 0.07
Hispanic - Asian Alone 2992 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1538 0.02