Davidson County Demographics

A map of Davidson County's Population by Race

Davidson County, North Carolina had a population of 168,930 in 2020. It was 76.7% White, 9.4% Black, 1.4% Asian, 8.2% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 3.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Davidson County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Davidson County is the 17th most populous county of the 100 counties in North Carolina.

Davidson County's White Population

129,487 residents of Davidson County identify as White, or 76.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Davidson County larger than the White share of the population of North Carolina (60.5% White). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Davidson County is ranked #34 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Davidson County is more White than neighboring Forsyth County (54.4% White), Rowan County (68.2% White), and Randolph County (75.2% White). Davidson County is less White than neighboring Davie County (81.5% White), and Stanly County (77.8% White).

Davidson County's Black Population

15,839 residents of Davidson County identify as Black, or 9.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Davidson County slightly less than the Black share of the population of North Carolina (20.2% Black). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Davidson County is ranked #65 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Davidson County is more Black than neighboring Davie County (5.6% Black), and Randolph County (6% Black). Davidson County is less Black than neighboring Forsyth County (24.5% Black), Rowan County (15.5% Black), and Stanly County (11.2% Black).

Davidson County's Asian Population

2,440 residents of Davidson County identify as Asian, or 1.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Davidson County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Carolina (3.3% Asian). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Davidson County is ranked #24 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Davidson County is more Asian than neighboring Rowan County (1% Asian), and Davie County (0.6% Asian). Davidson County is less Asian than neighboring Forsyth County (2.4% Asian), Randolph County (1.5% Asian), and Stanly County (1.8% Asian).

Davidson County's Hispanic Population

13,902 residents of Davidson County identify as Hispanic, or 8.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Davidson County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of North Carolina (10.7% Hispanic). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Davidson County is ranked #40 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Davidson County is more Hispanic than neighboring Davie County (7.9% Hispanic), and Stanly County (4.9% Hispanic). Davidson County is less Hispanic than neighboring Forsyth County (14.3% Hispanic), Rowan County (10.9% Hispanic), and Randolph County (13.2% Hispanic).

Davidson County's Native American/Other Population

1,199 residents of Davidson County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Davidson 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, Davidson County is ranked #57 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Davidson County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Davie County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Stanly County (0.6% Native American/Other). Davidson County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Randolph County (0.8% Native American/Other).

Davidson County's Multiracial Population

6,063 residents of Davidson County identify as Multiracial, or 3.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Davidson County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Carolina (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Davidson County is ranked #54 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Davidson County is more Multiracial than neighboring Randolph County (3.4% Multiracial). Davidson County is less Multiracial than neighboring Forsyth County (3.7% Multiracial), Rowan County (3.8% Multiracial), Davie County (3.8% Multiracial), and Stanly County (3.7% Multiracial).

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