Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rowan County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 138,520 population of Rowan County, North Carolina comprised of 11,319 people who identified as Hispanic (8.17%), and 127,201 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rowan County, North Carolina with a population of 111,034 (80.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 22,876 (16.52%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,214 (1.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rowan County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 101,205 (73.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 22,089 (15.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,829 (7.1%).

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

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Population By Race in Rowan , NC in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 22,876 16.52%
White Alone 111,034 80.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 771 0.56%
Asian Alone 1,525 1.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 100 0.07%
Two Or More Races 2,214 1.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , NC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 787 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,829 7.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 372 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 84 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 50 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 197 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 22,089 15.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 101,205 73.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 399 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,441 1.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,017 1.46%