Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wilson County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 81,446 population of Wilson County, North Carolina comprised of 8,375 people who identified as Hispanic (10.28%), and 73,071 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wilson County, North Carolina with a population of 45,475 (55.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 33,049 (40.58%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,331 (1.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wilson County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 38,517 (47.29%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 32,246 (39.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,958 (8.54%).

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

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Population By Race in Wilson , NC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 33,049 40.58%
White Alone 45,475 55.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 511 0.63%
Asian Alone 980 1.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 100 0.12%
Two Or More Races 1,331 1.63%
Population By Ethnicity in Wilson , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 803 0.99%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,958 8.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 270 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 105 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 35 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 204 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 32,246 39.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 38,517 47.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 241 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 875 1.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,127 1.38%