Population By Race and Ethnicity in Forsyth County, NC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 383,166 population of Forsyth County, North Carolina comprised of 52,313 people who identified as Hispanic (13.65%), and 330,853 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Forsyth County, North Carolina with a population of 253,579 (66.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 105,859 (27.63%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,237 (2.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Forsyth County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 213,524 (55.73%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 98,923 (25.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 40,055 (10.45%).

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

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Population By Race in Forsyth , NC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 105,859 27.63%
White Alone 253,579 66.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,605 0.94%
Asian Alone 10,237 2.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 674 0.18%
Two Or More Races 9,212 2.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Forsyth , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,936 1.81%
White Alone - Hispanic 40,055 10.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,508 0.66%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 461 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 381 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,972 0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 98,923 25.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 213,524 55.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,097 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,776 2.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 293 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,240 1.89%