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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 94,095 population of Nash County, North Carolina comprised of 6,560 people who identified as Hispanic (6.97%), and 87,535 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nash County, North Carolina with a population of 52,054 (55.32%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 38,346 (40.75%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,704 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nash County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 46,874 (49.82%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 37,761 (40.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,180 (5.51%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 38,346 40.75%
White Alone 52,054 55.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 916 0.97%
Asian Alone 1,001 1.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 74 0.08%
Two Or More Races 1,704 1.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Nash , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 585 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,180 5.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 309 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 190 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 54 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 242 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 37,761 40.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 46,874 49.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 607 0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 811 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,462 1.55%