Henderson County, North Carolina Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 116.28K population of Henderson County, NC residents comprised of 15.00K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (12.90%), and 101.28K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.10%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Henderson County, NC, with a population of 94.15K (80.97%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest racial group in Henderson County, NC, with a population of 8.39K (7.22%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Henderson County, NC, with a population of 7.81K (6.71%). The smallest racial group in Henderson County, NC was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone with a population of 565 (0.49%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Henderson County, NC, with a population of 91.75K (78.90%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Henderson County, NC, with a population of 7.99K (6.88%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Henderson County, NC, with a population of 4.01K (3.45%). The smallest ethnic group in Henderson County, NC was Hispanic - Asian Alone with a population of 51 (0.04%).

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

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

Henderson County, NC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Henderson County, NC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Henderson County, NC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Henderson County, NC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 3388 2.91
White Alone 94151 80.97
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 565 0.49
Asian Alone 1347 1.16
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 629 0.54
Some Other Race Alone 8394 7.22
Two Or More Races 7807 6.71
Henderson County, NC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 91747 78.90
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 7994 6.88
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 4015 3.45
Hispanic - Two or More Races 3792 3.26
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 3299 2.84
Hispanic - White Alone 2404 2.07
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 1296 1.12
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 400 0.34
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 388 0.33
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 284 0.24
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 281 0.24
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 241 0.21
Hispanic - Black Alone 89 0.08
Hispanic - Asian Alone 51 0.04