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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 495,022 population of Guilford County, North Carolina comprised of 35,569 people who identified as Hispanic (7.19%), and 459,453 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Guilford County, North Carolina with a population of 295,315 (59.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 165,033 (33.34%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 20,725 (4.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Guilford County, North Carolina in 2011, with a population of 266,796 (53.9%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 161,184 (32.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 28,519 (5.76%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 165,033 33.34%
White Alone 295,315 59.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,513 0.71%
Asian Alone 20,725 4.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 372 0.08%
Two Or More Races 10,064 2.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Guilford , NC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,849 0.78%
White Alone - Hispanic 28,519 5.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,399 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 355 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 141 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,306 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 161,184 32.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 266,796 53.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,114 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 20,370 4.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 231 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,758 1.77%