Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rowan County, NC in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 147,937 population of Rowan County, North Carolina comprised of 16,655 people who identified as Hispanic (11.26%), and 131,282 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rowan County, North Carolina with a population of 116,991 (79.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 24,966 (16.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,977 (2.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rowan County, North Carolina in 2021, with a population of 102,846 (69.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,754 (16.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,145 (9.56%).

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 2021

Total Population:147,937

Non Hispanic (88.74%)

Hispanic (11.26%)

Race in Rowan County, NC in 2021

Total Population:147,937

White Alone (79.08%)

Black or African American Alone (16.88%)

Two or more races (2.01%)

Asian Alone (1.17%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.72%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Rowan County, NC in 2021

Total Population:147,937

Non-Hispanic White Alone (69.52%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (16.06%)

Hispanic White Alone (9.56%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.03%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.77%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.06%)

Population By Race in Rowan , NC in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	116,991	79.08%
Black or African American Alone	24,966	16.88%
Two Or More Races	2,977	2.01%
Asian Alone	1,732	1.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,060	0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	211	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , NC in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	102,846	69.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	23,754	16.06%
White Alone - Hispanic	14,145	9.56%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,619	1.77%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,570	1.06%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,212	0.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	629	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	431	0.29%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	358	0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	162	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	149	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	62	0.04%