Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rowan County, NC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 140,870 population of Rowan County, North Carolina comprised of 12,736 people who identified as Hispanic (9.04%), and 128,134 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rowan County, North Carolina with a population of 112,053 (79.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 23,606 (16.76%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,553 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rowan County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 101,204 (71.84%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 22,665 (16.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,849 (7.7%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 23,606 16.76%
White Alone 112,053 79.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 883 0.63%
Asian Alone 1,629 1.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 146 0.1%
Two Or More Races 2,553 1.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 941 0.67%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,849 7.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 471 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 124 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 91 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 260 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 22,665 16.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 101,204 71.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 412 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,505 1.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 55 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,293 1.63%