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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 539,321 population of Guilford County, North Carolina comprised of 52,204 people who identified as Hispanic (9.68%), and 487,117 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Guilford County, North Carolina with a population of 299,138 (55.47%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 191,965 (35.59%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 29,098 (5.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Guilford County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 258,838 (47.99%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 185,239 (34.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 40,300 (7.47%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 191,965 35.59%
White Alone 299,138 55.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,344 0.81%
Asian Alone 29,098 5.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 618 0.12%
Two Or More Races 14,158 2.63%
Population By Ethnicity in Guilford , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,726 1.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 40,300 7.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,224 0.41%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 620 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 281 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,053 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 185,239 34.35%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 258,838 47.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,120 0.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 28,478 5.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 337 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,105 2.24%