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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 217,787 population of Johnston County, North Carolina comprised of 31,512 people who identified as Hispanic (14.47%), and 186,275 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Johnston County, North Carolina with a population of 170,010 (78.06%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 38,279 (17.58%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,947 (2.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Johnston County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 143,596 (65.93%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 35,793 (16.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 26,414 (12.13%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 38,279 17.58%
White Alone 170,010 78.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,065 0.95%
Asian Alone 2,185 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 301 0.14%
Two Or More Races 4,947 2.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Johnston , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,486 1.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 26,414 12.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,187 0.55%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 307 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 230 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 888 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 35,793 16.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 143,596 65.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 878 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,878 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,059 1.86%