Population By Race and Ethnicity in Union County, NC in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 249,172 population of Union County, North Carolina comprised of 33,012 people who identified as Hispanic (13.25%), and 216,160 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Union County, North Carolina with a population of 198,324 (79.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,420 (12.61%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,652 (4.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Union County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 169,757 (68.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,294 (11.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 28,567 (11.47%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 31,420 12.61%
White Alone 198,324 79.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,779 0.71%
Asian Alone 11,652 4.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 239 0.1%
Two Or More Races 5,758 2.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Union , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,126 0.85%
White Alone - Hispanic 28,567 11.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,045 0.42%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 238 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 120 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 916 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,294 11.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 169,757 68.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 734 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,414 4.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 119 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,842 1.94%