Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wake County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 906,875 population of Wake County, North Carolina comprised of 88,443 people who identified as Hispanic (9.75%), and 818,432 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wake County, North Carolina with a population of 636,263 (70.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 192,518 (21.23%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 50,324 (5.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wake County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 564,839 (62.28%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 184,909 (20.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 71,424 (7.88%).

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

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Population By Race in Wake , NC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 192,518 21.23%
White Alone 636,263 70.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,695 0.85%
Asian Alone 50,324 5.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 612 0.07%
Two Or More Races 19,463 2.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Wake , NC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,609 0.84%
White Alone - Hispanic 71,424 7.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,082 0.56%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 660 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 296 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,372 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 184,909 20.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 564,839 62.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,613 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 49,664 5.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 316 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,091 1.77%