Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NC in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 118,686 population of Wayne County, North Carolina comprised of 16,571 people who identified as Hispanic (13.96%), and 102,115 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, North Carolina with a population of 73,901 (62.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 38,206 (32.19%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,643 (3.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, North Carolina in 2023, with a population of 60,561 (51.03%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 36,562 (30.81%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,340 (11.24%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 38,206 32.19%
White Alone 73,901 62.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,066 0.9%
Asian Alone 1,620 1.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 250 0.21%
Two Or More Races 3,643 3.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NC in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,644 1.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,340 11.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 650 0.55%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 199 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 166 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 572 0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 36,562 30.81%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 60,561 51.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 416 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,421 1.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,071 2.59%