Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 124,400 population of Wayne County, North Carolina comprised of 13,741 people who identified as Hispanic (11.05%), and 110,659 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, North Carolina with a population of 78,559 (63.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 40,362 (32.45%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,829 (2.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 67,477 (54.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 38,968 (31.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,082 (8.91%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 40,362 32.45%
White Alone 78,559 63.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 942 0.76%
Asian Alone 1,526 1.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 182 0.15%
Two Or More Races 2,829 2.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,394 1.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,082 8.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 543 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 178 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 123 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 421 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 38,968 31.33%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 67,477 54.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 399 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,348 1.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,408 1.94%