Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wilkes County, NC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 68,481 population of Wilkes County, North Carolina comprised of 4,595 people who identified as Hispanic (6.71%), and 63,886 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wilkes County, North Carolina with a population of 63,603 (92.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,147 (4.6%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 998 (1.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wilkes County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 59,623 (87.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,980 (5.81%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,914 (4.26%).

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

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Population By Race in Wilkes , NC in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,147 4.6%
White Alone 63,603 92.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 265 0.39%
Asian Alone 402 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 66 0.1%
Two Or More Races 998 1.46%
Population By Ethnicity in Wilkes , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 233 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,980 5.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 138 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 51 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 50 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 143 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,914 4.26%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 59,623 87.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 127 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 351 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 855 1.25%