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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 196,541 population of Johnston County, North Carolina comprised of 26,361 people who identified as Hispanic (13.41%), and 170,180 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Johnston County, North Carolina with a population of 156,144 (79.45%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 32,533 (16.55%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,068 (2.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Johnston County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 133,847 (68.1%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,668 (15.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 22,297 (11.35%).

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

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Population By Race in Johnston , NC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 32,533 16.55%
White Alone 156,144 79.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,806 0.92%
Asian Alone 1,736 0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 254 0.13%
Two Or More Races 4,068 2.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Johnston , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,865 0.95%
White Alone - Hispanic 22,297 11.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,029 0.52%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 285 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 183 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 702 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,668 15.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 133,847 68.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 777 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,451 0.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,366 1.71%