Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rockingham County, NC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 90,680 population of Rockingham County, North Carolina comprised of 5,579 people who identified as Hispanic (6.15%), and 85,101 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rockingham County, North Carolina with a population of 70,343 (77.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,197 (18.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,897 (2.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rockingham County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 65,650 (72.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,824 (18.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,693 (5.18%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,197 18.96%
White Alone 70,343 77.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 539 0.59%
Asian Alone 594 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 110 0.12%
Two Or More Races 1,897 2.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Rockingham , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 373 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,693 5.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 229 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 51 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 56 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 177 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,824 18.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 65,650 72.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 310 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 543 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,720 1.9%