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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rockingham County, NC in 2021

Total Population:91,211

Non Hispanic (93.19%)

Hispanic (6.81%)

Race in Rockingham County, NC in 2021

Total Population:91,211

White Alone (77.01%)

Black or African American Alone (19.13%)

Two or more races (2.41%)

Asian Alone (0.7%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.62%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Rockingham County, NC in 2021

Total Population:91,211

Non-Hispanic White Alone (71.3%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (18.65%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.71%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.2%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.52%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.62%)

Population By Race in Rockingham , NC in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	70,239	77.01%
Black or African American Alone	17,446	19.13%
Two Or More Races	2,202	2.41%
Asian Alone	635	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	564	0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	125	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Rockingham , NC in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	65,035	71.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	17,012	18.65%
White Alone - Hispanic	5,204	5.71%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,004	2.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	569	0.62%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	434	0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	319	0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	245	0.27%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	198	0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	66	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	66	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	59	0.07%