New Hanover, North Carolina Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 225.70K population of New Hanover, NC residents comprised of 17.30K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (7.67%), and 208.40K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in New Hanover, NC, with a population of 170.84K (75.69%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in New Hanover, NC, with a population of 27.39K (12.13%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in New Hanover, NC, with a population of 14.64K (6.49%). The smallest racial group in New Hanover, NC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 154 (0.07%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in New Hanover, NC, with a population of 167.15K (74.06%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in New Hanover, NC, with a population of 26.97K (11.95%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in New Hanover, NC, with a population of 8.99K (3.98%). The smallest ethnic group in New Hanover, NC was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 6 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in New Hanover, 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.

New Hanover, NC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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New Hanover, NC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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New Hanover, NC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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New Hanover, NC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 27386 12.13
White Alone 170837 75.69
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1038 0.46
Asian Alone 3515 1.56
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 154 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 8128 3.60
Two Or More Races 14644 6.49
New Hanover, NC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 167150 74.06
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 26974 11.95
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 8992 3.98
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 7136 3.16
Hispanic - Two or More Races 5652 2.50
Hispanic - White Alone 3687 1.63
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 3468 1.54
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 992 0.44
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 678 0.30
Hispanic - Black Alone 412 0.18
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 360 0.16
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 148 0.07
Hispanic - Asian Alone 47 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 6 0.00