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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wilson County, NC in 2017

Total Population:81,446

Non Hispanic (89.72%)

Hispanic (10.28%)

Race in Wilson County, NC in 2017

Total Population:81,446

White Alone (55.84%)

Black or African American Alone (40.58%)

Two or more races (1.63%)

Asian Alone (1.2%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.63%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Wilson County, NC in 2017

Total Population:81,446

Non-Hispanic White Alone (47.29%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (39.59%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.54%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.12%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.38%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.07%)

Population By Race in Wilson , NC in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	45,475	55.84%
Black or African American Alone	33,049	40.58%
Two Or More Races	1,331	1.63%
Asian Alone	980	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	511	0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	100	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Wilson , NC in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	38,517	47.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	32,246	39.59%
White Alone - Hispanic	6,958	8.54%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,127	1.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	875	1.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	803	0.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	270	0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	241	0.3%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	204	0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	105	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	65	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	35	0.04%