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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 69,164 population of Franklin County, North Carolina comprised of 6,966 people who identified as Hispanic (10.07%), and 62,198 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Franklin County, North Carolina with a population of 48,475 (70.09%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,720 (25.62%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,585 (2.29%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Franklin County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 42,989 (62.16%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,025 (24.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,486 (7.93%).

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

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Population By Race in Franklin , NC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,720 25.62%
White Alone 48,475 70.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 721 1.04%
Asian Alone 573 0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 90 0.13%
Two Or More Races 1,585 2.29%
Population By Ethnicity in Franklin , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 695 1%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,486 7.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 362 0.52%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 103 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 72 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 248 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,025 24.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 42,989 62.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 359 0.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 470 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,337 1.93%