Population By Race and Ethnicity in Yancey County, NC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 17,893 population of Yancey County, North Carolina comprised of 953 people who identified as Hispanic (5.33%), and 16,940 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yancey County, North Carolina with a population of 17,286 (96.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 186 (1.04%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 175 (0.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yancey County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 16,527 (92.37%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 759 (4.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 153 (0.86%).

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

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Population By Race in Yancey , NC in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 186 1.04%
White Alone 17,286 96.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 142 0.79%
Asian Alone 58 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 46 0.26%
Two Or More Races 175 0.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Yancey , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 38 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 759 4.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 79 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 45 0.25%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 148 0.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,527 92.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 153 0.86%