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Wilson County, North Carolina
30,097 Black residents · 38.2% of the county · ranked 14 of 100 in North Carolina by Black population
In Wilson County, North Carolina, the 2020 Census counted 78,784 people, 30,097 of them Black alone. At 38.2%, Wilson County's Black share stands against the state's 20.5% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 78,784 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 30,097 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 38.2% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina counties | 14 of 100 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
In 2010 Wilson County counted 31,686 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 30,097. The population declined by 5.0% across the decade, and the Black share in Wilson County moved from 39.0% to 38.2%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 2.1 million is spread across 100 counties and county equivalents; Wilson County holds 30,097 of it, rank 14 in the state's order. The county page for Wilson County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Wilson County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Wilson County page is their frame: 78,784 residents, 30,097 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.