Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NC in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 124,055 population of Wayne County, North Carolina comprised of 12,490 people who identified as Hispanic (10.07%), and 111,565 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, North Carolina with a population of 79,229 (63.87%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 39,726 (32.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,577 (2.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, North Carolina in 2011, with a population of 68,784 (55.45%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 38,778 (31.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,445 (8.42%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 39,726 32.02%
White Alone 79,229 63.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 856 0.69%
Asian Alone 1,513 1.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 154 0.12%
Two Or More Races 2,577 2.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 948 0.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,445 8.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 511 0.41%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 108 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 100 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 378 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 38,778 31.26%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 68,784 55.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 345 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,405 1.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,199 1.77%