Asheville city, North Carolina Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on September 4, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 94.59K population of Asheville city, NC residents comprised of 7.66K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (8.10%), and 86.93K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Asheville city, NC, with a population of 71.67K (75.77%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Asheville city, NC, with a population of 9.94K (10.51%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Asheville city, NC, with a population of 6.93K (7.32%). The smallest racial group in Asheville city, NC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 268 (0.28%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Asheville city, NC, with a population of 70.25K (74.27%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Asheville city, NC, with a population of 9.75K (10.31%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Asheville city, NC, with a population of 4.32K (4.56%). The smallest ethnic group in Asheville city, NC was Hispanic - Asian Alone with a population of 8 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Asheville city, North Carolina from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in North Carolina and also for the state of North Carolina.

Asheville city, NC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Asheville city, NC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Asheville city, NC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Asheville city, NC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 9938 10.51
White Alone 71669 75.77
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 357 0.38
Asian Alone 1512 1.60
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 268 0.28
Some Other Race Alone 3917 4.14
Two Or More Races 6928 7.32
Asheville city, NC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 70252 74.27
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 9752 10.31
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 4315 4.56
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 3263 3.45
Hispanic - Two or More Races 2613 2.76
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 1504 1.59
Hispanic - White Alone 1417 1.50
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 654 0.69
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 255 0.27
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 200 0.21
Hispanic - Black Alone 186 0.20
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 157 0.17
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 13 0.01
Hispanic - Asian Alone 8 0.01