Guilford, North Carolina Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 541.30K population of Guilford, NC residents comprised of 52.15K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (9.64%), and 489.15K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Guilford, NC, with a population of 263.43K (48.67%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Guilford, NC, with a population of 181.85K (33.60%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Guilford, NC, with a population of 34.93K (6.45%). The smallest racial group in Guilford, NC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 265 (0.05%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Guilford, NC, with a population of 255.64K (47.23%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Guilford, NC, with a population of 179.42K (33.15%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Guilford, NC, with a population of 28.72K (5.31%). The smallest ethnic group in Guilford, NC was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 49 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Guilford, North Carolina from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina counties and also for the state of North Carolina.

Guilford, NC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Guilford, NC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Guilford, NC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Guilford, NC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 181848 33.60
White Alone 263428 48.67
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3183 0.59
Asian Alone 28922 5.34
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 265 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 28722 5.31
Two Or More Races 34931 6.45
Guilford, NC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 255640 47.23
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 179423 33.15
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 28719 5.31
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 25872 4.78
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 20381 3.77
Hispanic - Two or More Races 14550 2.69
Hispanic - White Alone 7788 1.44
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 2850 0.53
Hispanic - Black Alone 2425 0.45
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1918 0.35
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1265 0.23
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 216 0.04
Hispanic - Asian Alone 203 0.04
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 49 0.01