Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wilkes County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 68,302 population of Wilkes County, North Carolina comprised of 4,149 people who identified as Hispanic (6.07%), and 64,153 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wilkes County, North Carolina with a population of 63,667 (93.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,053 (4.47%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 922 (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wilkes County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 60,053 (87.92%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,614 (5.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,866 (4.2%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wilkes County, NC in 2015
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Ethnicity in Wilkes County, NC in 2015
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Population By Race in Wilkes , NC in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,053 4.47%
White Alone 63,667 93.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 266 0.39%
Asian Alone 342 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 52 0.08%
Two Or More Races 922 1.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Wilkes , NC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 187 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,614 5.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 136 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 34 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 36 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 142 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,866 4.2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 60,053 87.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 130 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 308 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 780 1.14%