Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 124,587 population of Wayne County, North Carolina comprised of 12,998 people who identified as Hispanic (10.43%), and 111,589 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, North Carolina with a population of 79,348 (63.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 39,987 (32.1%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,597 (2.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, North Carolina in 2012, with a population of 68,555 (55.03%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 38,955 (31.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,793 (8.66%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 39,987 32.1%
White Alone 79,348 63.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 911 0.73%
Asian Alone 1,590 1.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 154 0.12%
Two Or More Races 2,597 2.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NC in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,032 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,793 8.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 552 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 131 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 103 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 387 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 38,955 31.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 68,555 55.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 359 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,459 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,210 1.77%