Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rowan County, NC in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 149,673 population of Rowan County, North Carolina comprised of 17,507 people who identified as Hispanic (11.7%), and 132,166 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.3%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rowan County, North Carolina with a population of 117,872 (78.75%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,558 (17.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,140 (2.1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rowan County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 103,037 (68.84%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,300 (16.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,835 (9.91%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25,558 17.08%
White Alone 117,872 78.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,096 0.73%
Asian Alone 1,755 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 252 0.17%
Two Or More Races 3,140 2.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,258 0.84%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,835 9.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 666 0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 173 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 190 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 385 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,300 16.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 103,037 68.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 430 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,582 1.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 62 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,755 1.84%