Granville County Demographics

A map of Granville County's Population by Race

Granville County, North Carolina had a population of 60,992 in 2020. It was 55.1% White, 30.0% Black, 0.6% Asian, 10.2% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 3.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Granville County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Granville County is the 45th most populous county of the 100 counties in North Carolina.

Granville County's White Population

33,610 residents of Granville County identify as White, or 55.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Granville County slightly less than the White share of the population of North Carolina (60.5% White). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Granville County is ranked #71 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Granville County is more White than neighboring Vance County (38.1% White), and Durham County (41.2% White). Granville County is less White than neighboring Person County (64.3% White), Franklin County (61.7% White), and Mecklenburg County (58.9% White).

Granville County's Black Population

18,315 residents of Granville County identify as Black, or 30.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Granville County slightly larger than the Black share of the population of North Carolina (20.2% Black). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Granville County is ranked #25 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Granville County is more Black than neighboring Person County (25.3% Black), and Franklin County (23% Black). Granville County is less Black than neighboring Vance County (49.5% Black), Durham County (33.6% Black), and Mecklenburg County (34.2% Black).

Granville County's Asian Population

366 residents of Granville County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Granville County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Carolina (3.3% Asian). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Granville County is ranked #58 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Granville County is more Asian than neighboring Person County (0.3% Asian). Granville County is less Asian than neighboring Vance County (0.7% Asian), Durham County (5.1% Asian), Franklin County (0.7% Asian), and Mecklenburg County (0.7% Asian).

Granville County's Hispanic Population

6,211 residents of Granville County identify as Hispanic, or 10.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Granville County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of North Carolina (10.7% Hispanic). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Granville County is ranked #29 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Granville County is more Hispanic than neighboring Vance County (8.7% Hispanic), Person County (5.6% Hispanic), and Mecklenburg County (2.7% Hispanic). Granville County is less Hispanic than neighboring Durham County (15.4% Hispanic).

Granville County's Native American/Other Population

436 residents of Granville 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 Granville 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, Granville County is ranked #56 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Granville County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Vance County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Mecklenburg County (0.6% Native American/Other). Granville County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Person County (0.9% Native American/Other), Durham County (0.8% Native American/Other), and Franklin County (0.8% Native American/Other).

Granville County's Multiracial Population

2,054 residents of Granville County identify as Multiracial, or 3.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Granville County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Carolina (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Granville County is ranked #65 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Granville County is more Multiracial than neighboring Vance County (2.4% Multiracial), and Mecklenburg County (2.9% Multiracial). Granville County is less Multiracial than neighboring Person County (3.6% Multiracial), Durham County (3.8% Multiracial), and Franklin County (3.7% Multiracial).

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