Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rockingham County, NC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 91,211 population of Rockingham County, North Carolina comprised of 6,213 people who identified as Hispanic (6.81%), and 84,998 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rockingham County, North Carolina with a population of 70,239 (77.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,446 (19.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,202 (2.41%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rockingham County, North Carolina in 2021, with a population of 65,035 (71.3%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,012 (18.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,204 (5.71%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,446 19.13%
White Alone 70,239 77.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 564 0.62%
Asian Alone 635 0.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 125 0.14%
Two Or More Races 2,202 2.41%
Population By Ethnicity in Rockingham , NC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 434 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,204 5.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 245 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 66 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 66 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 198 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,012 18.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 65,035 71.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 319 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 569 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,004 2.2%