Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rockingham County, NC in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 91,195 population of Rockingham County, North Carolina comprised of 6,094 people who identified as Hispanic (6.68%), and 85,101 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rockingham County, North Carolina with a population of 70,443 (77.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,348 (19.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,080 (2.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rockingham County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 65,338 (71.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,926 (18.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,105 (5.6%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,348 19.02%
White Alone 70,443 77.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 557 0.61%
Asian Alone 646 0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 121 0.13%
Two Or More Races 2,080 2.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Rockingham , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 422 0.46%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,105 5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 246 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 65 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 63 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 193 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,926 18.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 65,338 71.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 311 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 581 0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,887 2.07%