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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 78,804 population of Wilson County, North Carolina comprised of 9,037 people who identified as Hispanic (11.47%), and 69,767 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wilson County, North Carolina with a population of 43,774 (55.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,889 (40.47%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,451 (1.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wilson County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 36,288 (46.05%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 31,043 (39.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,486 (9.5%).

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 2020

Total Population:78,804

Non Hispanic (88.53%)

Hispanic (11.47%)

Race in Wilson County, NC in 2020

Total Population:78,804

White Alone (55.55%)

Black or African American Alone (40.47%)

Two or more races (1.84%)

Asian Alone (1.29%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.72%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Wilson County, NC in 2020

Total Population:78,804

Non-Hispanic White Alone (46.05%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (39.39%)

Hispanic White Alone (9.5%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.39%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.55%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.13%)

Population By Race in Wilson , NC in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	43,774	55.55%
Black or African American Alone	31,889	40.47%
Two Or More Races	1,451	1.84%
Asian Alone	1,017	1.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	566	0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	107	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Wilson , NC in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	36,288	46.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	31,043	39.39%
White Alone - Hispanic	7,486	9.5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,218	1.55%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	888	1.13%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	846	1.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	306	0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	260	0.33%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	233	0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	129	0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	70	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	37	0.05%