Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rockingham County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 93,681 population of Rockingham County, North Carolina comprised of 5,188 people who identified as Hispanic (5.54%), and 88,493 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rockingham County, North Carolina with a population of 73,408 (78.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,845 (19.05%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,445 (1.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rockingham County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 68,785 (73.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,602 (18.79%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,623 (4.93%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rockingham County, NC in 2010

Total Population:93,681

Non Hispanic (94.46%)

Hispanic (5.54%)

Race in Rockingham County, NC in 2010

Total Population:93,681

White Alone (78.36%)

Black or African American Alone (19.05%)

Two or more races (1.54%)

Asian Alone (0.49%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.48%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Rockingham County, NC in 2010

Total Population:93,681

Non-Hispanic White Alone (73.43%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (18.79%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.93%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.41%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.98%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.46%)

Population By Race in Rockingham , NC in 2010

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	73,408	78.36%
Black or African American Alone	17,845	19.05%
Two Or More Races	1,445	1.54%
Asian Alone	458	0.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	446	0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	79	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Rockingham , NC in 2010

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	68,785	73.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	17,602	18.79%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,623	4.93%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,324	1.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	434	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	305	0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	243	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	141	0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	121	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	43	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	36	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	24	0.03%