Population By Race and Ethnicity in Yancey County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 17,805 population of Yancey County, North Carolina comprised of 823 people who identified as Hispanic (4.62%), and 16,982 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yancey County, North Carolina with a population of 17,311 (97.23%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 169 (0.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 152 (0.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yancey County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 16,641 (93.46%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 670 (3.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 134 (0.75%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Yancey, North Carolina.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Yancey County, NC in 2010
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Population By Race in Yancey , NC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 169 0.95%
White Alone 17,311 97.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 103 0.58%
Asian Alone 33 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 37 0.21%
Two Or More Races 152 0.85%
Population By Ethnicity in Yancey , NC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 35 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 670 3.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 63 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 36 0.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 19 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 134 0.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,641 93.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 133 0.75%