Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rockingham County, NC in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 91,966 population of Rockingham County, North Carolina comprised of 6,511 people who identified as Hispanic (7.08%), and 85,455 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.92%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rockingham County, North Carolina with a population of 70,745 (76.93%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,603 (19.14%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,247 (2.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rockingham County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 65,302 (71.01%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,139 (18.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,443 (5.92%).

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 2022

Total Population:91,966

Non Hispanic (92.92%)

Hispanic (7.08%)

Race in Rockingham County, NC in 2022

Total Population:91,966

White Alone (76.93%)

Black or African American Alone (19.14%)

Two or more races (2.44%)

Asian Alone (0.7%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.64%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)

Ethnicity in Rockingham County, NC in 2022

Total Population:91,966

Non-Hispanic White Alone (71.01%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (18.64%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.92%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.23%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.59%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.62%)

Population By Race in Rockingham , NC in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	70,745	76.93%
Black or African American Alone	17,603	19.14%
Two Or More Races	2,247	2.44%
Asian Alone	642	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	592	0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	137	0.15%

Population By Ethnicity in Rockingham , NC in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	65,302	71.01%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	17,139	18.64%
White Alone - Hispanic	5,443	5.92%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,051	2.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	568	0.62%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	464	0.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	336	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	256	0.28%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	196	0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	78	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	74	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	59	0.06%