Wake 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 Wake County, NC population of 1,129,410 people, 58.78% (663,832) identified their race as White Alone, 18.46% (208,493) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 8.59% (97,042) identified their race as Asian 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.

Wake County, NC Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Wake County, NC Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Wake County, NC Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 208493 18.46
White Alone 663832 58.78
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5756 0.51
Asian Alone 97042 8.59
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 572 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 68297 6.05
Two Or More Races 85418 7.56