Population By Race and Ethnicity in Guilford County, NC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 533,244 population of Guilford County, North Carolina comprised of 43,263 people who identified as Hispanic (8.11%), and 489,981 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Guilford County, North Carolina with a population of 299,589 (56.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 187,829 (35.22%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 28,136 (5.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Guilford County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 266,063 (49.9%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 182,345 (34.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 33,526 (6.29%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 187,829 35.22%
White Alone 299,589 56.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,012 0.75%
Asian Alone 28,136 5.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 592 0.11%
Two Or More Races 13,086 2.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Guilford , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,484 1.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 33,526 6.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,794 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 518 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 256 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,685 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 182,345 34.2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 266,063 49.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,218 0.42%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 27,618 5.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 336 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,401 2.14%