Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rockingham County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 90,844 population of Rockingham County, North Carolina comprised of 5,514 people who identified as Hispanic (6.07%), and 85,330 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rockingham County, North Carolina with a population of 70,591 (77.71%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,207 (18.94%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,844 (2.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rockingham County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 65,940 (72.59%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,846 (18.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,651 (5.12%).

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

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Population By Race in Rockingham , NC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,207 18.94%
White Alone 70,591 77.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 530 0.58%
Asian Alone 566 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 106 0.12%
Two Or More Races 1,844 2.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Rockingham , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 361 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,651 5.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 226 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 45 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 54 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 177 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,846 18.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 65,940 72.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 304 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 521 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,667 1.84%