Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nash County, NC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 95,778 population of Nash County, North Carolina comprised of 6,018 people who identified as Hispanic (6.28%), and 89,760 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nash County, North Carolina with a population of 55,968 (58.44%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,591 (38.2%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,461 (1.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nash County, North Carolina in 2011, with a population of 51,124 (53.38%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 36,120 (37.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,844 (5.06%).

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

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Population By Race in Nash , NC in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 36,591 38.2%
White Alone 55,968 58.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 859 0.9%
Asian Alone 867 0.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 32 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,461 1.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Nash , NC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 471 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,844 5.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 289 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 133 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 15 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 266 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 36,120 37.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 51,124 53.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 570 0.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 734 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,195 1.25%