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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 204,916 population of Union County, North Carolina comprised of 21,500 people who identified as Hispanic (10.49%), and 183,416 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, North Carolina with a population of 171,986 (83.93%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 24,591 (12%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,639 (1.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, North Carolina in 2011, with a population of 152,724 (74.53%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,675 (11.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 19,262 (9.4%).

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

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Population By Race in Union , NC in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 24,591 12%
White Alone 171,986 83.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,251 0.61%
Asian Alone 3,639 1.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 139 0.07%
Two Or More Races 3,310 1.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , NC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 916 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 19,262 9.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 616 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 119 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 67 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 520 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 23,675 11.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 152,724 74.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 635 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,520 1.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 72 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,790 1.36%