Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wilkes County, NC in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 65,791 population of Wilkes County, North Carolina comprised of 4,896 people who identified as Hispanic (7.44%), and 60,895 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.56%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wilkes County, North Carolina with a population of 60,700 (92.26%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,134 (4.76%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,134 (1.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wilkes County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 56,527 (85.92%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,173 (6.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,860 (4.35%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,134 4.76%
White Alone 60,700 92.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 307 0.47%
Asian Alone 405 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 111 0.17%
Two Or More Races 1,134 1.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Wilkes , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 274 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,173 6.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 158 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 43 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 62 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 186 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,860 4.35%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 56,527 85.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 149 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 362 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 948 1.44%