Population By Race and Ethnicity in Guilford County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 489,626 population of Guilford County, North Carolina comprised of 34,916 people who identified as Hispanic (7.13%), and 454,710 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Guilford County, North Carolina with a population of 294,196 (60.09%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 162,081 (33.1%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 19,809 (4.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Guilford County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 266,162 (54.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 158,350 (32.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 28,034 (5.73%).

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

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Population By Race in Guilford , NC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 162,081 33.1%
White Alone 294,196 60.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,489 0.71%
Asian Alone 19,809 4.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 378 0.08%
Two Or More Races 9,673 1.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Guilford , NC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,731 0.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 28,034 5.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,394 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 312 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 150 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,295 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 158,350 32.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 266,162 54.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,095 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 19,497 3.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 228 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,378 1.71%