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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Population By Race in Rowan , NC in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 24,966 16.88%
White Alone 116,991 79.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,060 0.72%
Asian Alone 1,732 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 211 0.14%
Two Or More Races 2,977 2.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , NC in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,212 0.82%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,145 9.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 629 0.43%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 162 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 149 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 358 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 23,754 16.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 102,846 69.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 431 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,570 1.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 62 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,619 1.77%