Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nash County, NC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 95,225 population of Nash County, North Carolina comprised of 6,001 people who identified as Hispanic (6.3%), and 89,224 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.7%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nash County, North Carolina with a population of 55,124 (57.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,779 (38.62%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,519 (1.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nash County, North Carolina in 2012, with a population of 50,341 (52.87%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 36,287 (38.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,783 (5.02%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 36,779 38.62%
White Alone 55,124 57.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 898 0.94%
Asian Alone 867 0.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 38 0.04%
Two Or More Races 1,519 1.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Nash , NC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 492 0.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,783 5.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 304 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 140 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 21 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 261 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 36,287 38.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 50,341 52.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 594 0.62%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 727 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,258 1.32%