Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rockingham County, NC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 91,118 population of Rockingham County, North Carolina comprised of 5,729 people who identified as Hispanic (6.29%), and 85,389 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rockingham County, North Carolina with a population of 70,575 (77.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,300 (18.99%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,975 (2.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rockingham County, North Carolina in 2019, with a population of 65,770 (72.18%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,900 (18.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,805 (5.27%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,300 18.99%
White Alone 70,575 77.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 544 0.6%
Asian Alone 608 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 116 0.13%
Two Or More Races 1,975 2.17%
Population By Ethnicity in Rockingham , NC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 400 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,805 5.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 237 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 56 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 60 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 171 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,900 18.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 65,770 72.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 307 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 552 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,804 1.98%