Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 122,891 population of Wayne County, North Carolina comprised of 12,230 people who identified as Hispanic (9.95%), and 110,661 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, North Carolina with a population of 78,804 (64.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 39,173 (31.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,411 (1.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 68,528 (55.76%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 38,256 (31.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,276 (8.36%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Wayne, North Carolina.

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Population By Race in Wayne , NC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 39,173 31.88%
White Alone 78,804 64.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 853 0.69%
Asian Alone 1,512 1.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 138 0.11%
Two Or More Races 2,411 1.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 917 0.75%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,276 8.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 524 0.43%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 77 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 89 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 347 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 38,256 31.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 68,528 55.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 329 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,435 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,064 1.68%