Yancey, 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 18.47K population of Yancey, NC residents comprised of 1.02K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (5.50%), and 17.45K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.50%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yancey, NC, with a population of 16.87K (91.32%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Yancey, NC, with a population of 868 (4.70%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Yancey, NC, with a population of 503 (2.72%). The smallest racial group in Yancey, NC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 3 (0.02%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Yancey, NC, with a population of 16.63K (90.01%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Yancey, NC, with a population of 587 (3.18%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Yancey, NC, with a population of 463 (2.51%). The smallest ethnic group in Yancey, NC was Hispanic - Asian Alone with a population of 0 (0.00%).

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

Yancey, NC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Yancey, NC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Yancey, NC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Yancey, NC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 108 0.59
White Alone 16866 91.32
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 82 0.44
Asian Alone 40 0.22
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 503 2.72
Two Or More Races 868 4.70
Yancey, NC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 16625 90.01
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 587 3.18
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 463 2.51
Hispanic - Two or More Races 281 1.52
Hispanic - White Alone 241 1.31
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 104 0.56
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 57 0.31
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 40 0.22
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 40 0.22
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 25 0.14
Hispanic - Black Alone 4 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 2 0.01
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 1 0.01
Hispanic - Asian Alone 0 0.00