Population By Race and Ethnicity in Forsyth County, NC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 354,545 population of Forsyth County, North Carolina comprised of 42,446 people who identified as Hispanic (11.97%), and 312,099 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Forsyth County, North Carolina with a population of 240,882 (67.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 96,302 (27.16%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,237 (2.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Forsyth County, North Carolina in 2011, with a population of 207,932 (58.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 90,828 (25.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 32,950 (9.29%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Forsyth County, NC in 2011

Total Population:354,545

Non Hispanic (88.03%)

Hispanic (11.97%)

Race in Forsyth County, NC in 2011

Total Population:354,545

White Alone (67.94%)

Black or African American Alone (27.16%)

Asian Alone (2.04%)

Two or more races (1.92%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.83%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Forsyth County, NC in 2011

Total Population:354,545

Non-Hispanic White Alone (58.65%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (25.62%)

Hispanic White Alone (9.29%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.94%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.96%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.54%)

Population By Race in Forsyth , NC in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	240,882	67.94%
Black or African American Alone	96,302	27.16%
Asian Alone	7,237	2.04%
Two Or More Races	6,800	1.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,925	0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	399	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Forsyth , NC in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	207,932	58.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	90,828	25.62%
White Alone - Hispanic	32,950	9.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	6,950	1.96%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5,474	1.54%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	5,265	1.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,986	0.56%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,535	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	939	0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	287	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	214	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	185	0.05%