Rowan, 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 146.88K population of Rowan, NC residents comprised of 15.94K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (10.85%), and 130.94K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rowan, NC, with a population of 102.69K (69.92%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Rowan, NC, with a population of 23.01K (15.67%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Rowan, NC, with a population of 9.80K (6.67%). The smallest racial group in Rowan, NC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 88 (0.06%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Rowan, NC, with a population of 100.14K (68.18%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Rowan, NC, with a population of 22.73K (15.48%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Rowan, NC, with a population of 8.47K (5.77%). The smallest ethnic group in Rowan, NC was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 17 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Rowan, 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.

Rowan, NC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Rowan, NC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Rowan, NC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Rowan, NC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 23012 15.67
White Alone 102693 69.92
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 761 0.52
Asian Alone 1522 1.04
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 88 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 9003 6.13
Two Or More Races 9796 6.67
Rowan, NC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 100135 68.18
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 22730 15.48
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 8468 5.77
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 5515 3.76
Hispanic - Two or More Races 4281 2.92
Hispanic - White Alone 2558 1.74
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 1505 1.02
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 535 0.36
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 444 0.30
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 317 0.22
Hispanic - Black Alone 282 0.19
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 71 0.05
Hispanic - Asian Alone 17 0.01
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 17 0.01