Population By Race and Ethnicity in Guilford County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 517,281 population of Guilford County, North Carolina comprised of 39,099 people who identified as Hispanic (7.56%), and 478,182 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Guilford County, North Carolina with a population of 298,469 (57.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 177,989 (34.41%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 24,967 (4.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Guilford County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 267,659 (51.74%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 173,327 (33.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 30,810 (5.96%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 177,989 34.41%
White Alone 298,469 57.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,732 0.72%
Asian Alone 24,967 4.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 486 0.09%
Two Or More Races 11,638 2.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Guilford , NC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,662 0.9%
White Alone - Hispanic 30,810 5.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,510 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 399 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 209 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,509 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 173,327 33.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 267,659 51.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,222 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 24,568 4.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 277 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,129 1.96%