Population By Race and Ethnicity in Buncombe County, NC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 271,945 population of Buncombe County, North Carolina comprised of 22,404 people who identified as Hispanic (8.24%), and 249,541 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Buncombe County, North Carolina with a population of 242,898 (89.32%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,771 (6.17%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,179 (2.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Buncombe County, North Carolina in 2021, with a population of 223,110 (82.04%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 19,788 (7.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,916 (5.85%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Buncombe, North Carolina.

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Population By Race in Buncombe , NC in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,771 6.17%
White Alone 242,898 89.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,608 0.59%
Asian Alone 4,005 1.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 484 0.18%
Two Or More Races 6,179 2.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Buncombe , NC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 855 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 19,788 7.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 690 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 237 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 104 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 730 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,916 5.85%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 223,110 82.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 918 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,768 1.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 380 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,449 2%