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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Population By Race in Wilson , NC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 31,889 40.47%
White Alone 43,774 55.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 566 0.72%
Asian Alone 1,017 1.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 107 0.14%
Two Or More Races 1,451 1.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Wilson , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 846 1.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,486 9.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 306 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 129 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 37 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 233 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 31,043 39.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 36,288 46.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 260 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 888 1.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 70 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,218 1.55%