Brunswick County Demographics

A map of Brunswick County's Population by Race

Brunswick County, North Carolina had a population of 136,693 in 2020. It was 81.0% White, 8.3% Black, 0.7% Asian, 5.4% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American/Other, and 3.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Brunswick County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Brunswick County is the 22nd most populous county of the 100 counties in North Carolina.

Brunswick County's White Population

110,716 residents of Brunswick County identify as White, or 81.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Brunswick County considerably larger than the White share of the population of North Carolina (60.5% White). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Brunswick County is ranked #26 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Brunswick County is more White than neighboring New Hanover County (74.1% White), Columbus County (59.3% White), Pender County (73.8% White), Bladen County (53.5% White), and Horry County (75.7% White).

Brunswick County's Black Population

11,392 residents of Brunswick County identify as Black, or 8.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Brunswick County slightly less than the Black share of the population of North Carolina (20.2% Black). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Brunswick County is ranked #67 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Brunswick County is less Black than neighboring New Hanover County (12% Black), Columbus County (28.6% Black), Pender County (12.5% Black), Bladen County (32.1% Black), and Horry County (11.2% Black).

Brunswick County's Asian Population

890 residents of Brunswick County identify as Asian, or 0.7%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Brunswick County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Carolina (3.3% Asian). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Brunswick County is ranked #55 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Brunswick County is more Asian than neighboring Columbus County (0.3% Asian), Pender County (0.5% Asian), and Bladen County (0.2% Asian). Brunswick County is less Asian than neighboring New Hanover County (1.5% Asian), and Horry County (1.3% Asian).

Brunswick County's Hispanic Population

7,420 residents of Brunswick County identify as Hispanic, or 5.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Brunswick County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of North Carolina (10.7% Hispanic). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Brunswick County is ranked #68 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Brunswick County is more Hispanic than neighboring Columbus County (5.2% Hispanic). Brunswick County is less Hispanic than neighboring New Hanover County (7.7% Hispanic), Pender County (8.3% Hispanic), Bladen County (8.6% Hispanic), and Horry County (6.9% Hispanic).

Brunswick County's Native American/Other Population

1,184 residents of Brunswick County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Brunswick County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of North Carolina (1.5% Native American/Other). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Brunswick County is ranked #30 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Brunswick County is more Native American/Other than neighboring New Hanover County (0.8% Native American/Other), Pender County (0.8% Native American/Other), and Horry County (0.8% Native American/Other). Brunswick County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Columbus County (3.6% Native American/Other), and Bladen County (2.6% Native American/Other).

Brunswick County's Multiracial Population

5,091 residents of Brunswick County identify as Multiracial, or 3.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Brunswick County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Carolina (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Brunswick County is ranked #45 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Brunswick County is more Multiracial than neighboring Columbus County (3% Multiracial), and Bladen County (3% Multiracial). Brunswick County is less Multiracial than neighboring New Hanover County (4% Multiracial), Pender County (4.1% Multiracial), and Horry County (4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.