Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 124,368 population of Wayne County, North Carolina comprised of 14,122 people who identified as Hispanic (11.36%), and 110,246 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, North Carolina with a population of 78,496 (63.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 40,207 (32.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,927 (2.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 67,132 (53.98%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 38,766 (31.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,364 (9.14%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 40,207 32.33%
White Alone 78,496 63.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 979 0.79%
Asian Alone 1,578 1.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 181 0.15%
Two Or More Races 2,927 2.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,441 1.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,364 9.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 567 0.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 187 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 127 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 436 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 38,766 31.17%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 67,132 53.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 412 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,391 1.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,491 2%