Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wilkes County, NC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 65,904 population of Wilkes County, North Carolina comprised of 4,578 people who identified as Hispanic (6.95%), and 61,326 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wilkes County, North Carolina with a population of 61,031 (92.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,073 (4.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,057 (1.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wilkes County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 57,109 (86.66%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,922 (5.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,839 (4.31%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,073 4.66%
White Alone 61,031 92.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 285 0.43%
Asian Alone 385 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 73 0.11%
Two Or More Races 1,057 1.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Wilkes , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 234 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,922 5.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 152 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 44 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 56 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 170 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,839 4.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 57,109 86.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 133 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 341 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 887 1.35%