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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 203,031 population of Johnston County, North Carolina comprised of 27,835 people who identified as Hispanic (13.71%), and 175,196 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Johnston County, North Carolina with a population of 160,299 (78.95%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,242 (16.86%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,484 (2.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Johnston County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 136,838 (67.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 32,200 (15.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 23,461 (11.56%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 34,242 16.86%
White Alone 160,299 78.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,883 0.93%
Asian Alone 1,867 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 256 0.13%
Two Or More Races 4,484 2.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Johnston , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,042 1.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 23,461 11.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,053 0.52%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 289 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 189 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 801 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 32,200 15.86%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 136,838 67.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 830 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,578 0.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,683 1.81%