Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rowan County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 140,289 population of Rowan County, North Carolina comprised of 12,251 people who identified as Hispanic (8.73%), and 128,038 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rowan County, North Carolina with a population of 111,791 (79.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 23,436 (16.71%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,516 (1.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rowan County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 101,323 (72.22%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 22,539 (16.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,468 (7.46%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 23,436 16.71%
White Alone 111,791 79.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 811 0.58%
Asian Alone 1,595 1.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 140 0.1%
Two Or More Races 2,516 1.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 897 0.64%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,468 7.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 417 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 121 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 85 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 263 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 22,539 16.07%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 101,323 72.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 394 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,474 1.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 55 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,253 1.61%