Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NC in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 117,221 population of Wayne County, North Carolina comprised of 14,981 people who identified as Hispanic (12.78%), and 102,240 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, North Carolina with a population of 72,864 (62.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 38,374 (32.74%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,248 (2.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 60,828 (51.89%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 36,842 (31.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 12,036 (10.27%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 38,374 32.74%
White Alone 72,864 62.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 998 0.85%
Asian Alone 1,526 1.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 211 0.18%
Two Or More Races 3,248 2.77%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,532 1.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 12,036 10.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 589 0.5%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 194 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 153 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 477 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 36,842 31.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 60,828 51.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 409 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,332 1.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,771 2.36%