Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rowan County, NC in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 138,091 population of Rowan County, North Carolina comprised of 11,038 people who identified as Hispanic (7.99%), and 127,053 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rowan County, North Carolina with a population of 110,611 (80.1%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 22,904 (16.59%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,149 (1.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rowan County, North Carolina in 2014, with a population of 100,999 (73.14%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 22,155 (16.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,612 (6.96%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Rowan, North Carolina.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rowan County, NC in 2014

Total Population:138,091

Non Hispanic (92.01%)

Hispanic (7.99%)

Race in Rowan County, NC in 2014

Total Population:138,091

White Alone (80.1%)

Black or African American Alone (16.59%)

Two or more races (1.56%)

Asian Alone (1.12%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.57%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Rowan County, NC in 2014

Total Population:138,091

Non-Hispanic White Alone (73.14%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (16.04%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.96%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.42%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.37%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.07%)

Population By Race in Rowan , NC in 2014

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	110,611	80.1%
Black or African American Alone	22,904	16.59%
Two Or More Races	2,149	1.56%
Asian Alone	1,546	1.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	781	0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	100	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , NC in 2014

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	100,999	73.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	22,155	16.04%
White Alone - Hispanic	9,612	6.96%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,964	1.42%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,471	1.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	749	0.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	414	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	367	0.27%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	185	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	75	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	50	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	50	0.04%