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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rowan County, NC in 2022

Total Population:149,673

Non Hispanic (88.3%)

Hispanic (11.7%)

Race in Rowan County, NC in 2022

Total Population:149,673

White Alone (78.75%)

Black or African American Alone (17.08%)

Two or more races (2.1%)

Asian Alone (1.17%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.73%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.17%)

Ethnicity in Rowan County, NC in 2022

Total Population:149,673

Non-Hispanic White Alone (68.84%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (16.24%)

Hispanic White Alone (9.91%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.11%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.84%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.06%)

Population By Race in Rowan , NC in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	117,872	78.75%
Black or African American Alone	25,558	17.08%
Two Or More Races	3,140	2.1%
Asian Alone	1,755	1.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,096	0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	252	0.17%

Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , NC in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	103,037	68.84%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	24,300	16.24%
White Alone - Hispanic	14,835	9.91%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,755	1.84%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,582	1.06%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,258	0.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	666	0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	430	0.29%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	385	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	190	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	173	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	62	0.04%