Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wake County, NC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 1,112,795 population of Wake County, North Carolina comprised of 114,583 people who identified as Hispanic (10.3%), and 998,212 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.7%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wake County, North Carolina with a population of 753,070 (67.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 233,571 (20.99%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 87,316 (7.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wake County, North Carolina in 2019, with a population of 662,408 (59.53%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 221,515 (19.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 90,662 (8.15%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 233,571 20.99%
White Alone 753,070 67.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,808 0.79%
Asian Alone 87,316 7.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,019 0.09%
Two Or More Races 29,011 2.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Wake , NC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12,056 1.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 90,662 8.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,703 0.51%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,127 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 546 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,489 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 221,515 19.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 662,408 59.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,105 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 86,189 7.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 473 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 24,522 2.2%