Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 123,201 population of Wayne County, North Carolina comprised of 14,486 people who identified as Hispanic (11.76%), and 108,715 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, North Carolina with a population of 77,747 (63.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 39,631 (32.17%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,998 (2.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 66,125 (53.67%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 38,107 (30.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,622 (9.43%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 39,631 32.17%
White Alone 77,747 63.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 961 0.78%
Asian Alone 1,675 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 189 0.15%
Two Or More Races 2,998 2.43%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,524 1.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,622 9.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 570 0.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 199 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 126 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 445 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 38,107 30.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 66,125 53.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 391 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,476 1.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,553 2.07%