Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NC in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 123,904 population of Wayne County, North Carolina comprised of 15,332 people who identified as Hispanic (12.37%), and 108,572 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, North Carolina with a population of 77,502 (62.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 40,208 (32.45%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,274 (2.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, North Carolina in 2019, with a population of 65,221 (52.64%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 38,600 (31.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 12,281 (9.91%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 40,208 32.45%
White Alone 77,502 62.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,039 0.84%
Asian Alone 1,667 1.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 214 0.17%
Two Or More Races 3,274 2.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,608 1.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 12,281 9.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 616 0.5%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 202 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 153 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 472 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 38,600 31.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 65,221 52.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 423 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,465 1.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,802 2.26%