Population By Race and Ethnicity in Iredell County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 175,673 population of Iredell County, North Carolina comprised of 13,333 people who identified as Hispanic (7.59%), and 162,340 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Iredell County, North Carolina with a population of 145,038 (82.56%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,423 (12.2%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,667 (2.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Iredell County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 133,736 (76.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,534 (11.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,302 (6.43%).

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

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Population By Race in Iredell , NC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,423 12.2%
White Alone 145,038 82.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 931 0.53%
Asian Alone 4,667 2.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 119 0.07%
Two Or More Races 3,495 1.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Iredell , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 889 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,302 6.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 466 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 149 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 68 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 459 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,534 11.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 133,736 76.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 465 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,518 2.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,036 1.73%