Buncombe County, North Carolina Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 15, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Buncombe County, NC population of 269,452 people, 81.23% (218,867) identified their race as White Alone, 7.04% (18,964) identified their race as Two Or More Races, and 5.68% (15,311) identified their race as Black or African American Alone.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina counties and also for the state of North Carolina.

Buncombe County, NC Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Two Or More Races
Black or African American Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Buncombe County, NC Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Two Or More Races
Black or African American Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Buncombe County, NC Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 15311 5.68
White Alone 218867 81.23
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1243 0.46
Asian Alone 3322 1.23
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 496 0.18
Some Other Race Alone 11249 4.18
Two Or More Races 18964 7.04