Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, NC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 244,259 population of Union County, North Carolina comprised of 31,474 people who identified as Hispanic (12.89%), and 212,785 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, North Carolina with a population of 196,131 (80.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,506 (12.49%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,294 (4.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, North Carolina in 2021, with a population of 168,780 (69.1%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,528 (11.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 27,351 (11.2%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 30,506 12.49%
White Alone 196,131 80.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,704 0.7%
Asian Alone 10,294 4.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 222 0.09%
Two Or More Races 5,402 2.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , NC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,978 0.81%
White Alone - Hispanic 27,351 11.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 948 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 238 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 112 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 847 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,528 11.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 168,780 69.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 756 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 10,056 4.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 110 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,555 1.87%