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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 18,059 population of Yancey County, North Carolina comprised of 965 people who identified as Hispanic (5.34%), and 17,094 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yancey County, North Carolina with a population of 17,419 (96.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 200 (1.11%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 186 (1.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yancey County, North Carolina in 2019, with a population of 16,654 (92.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 765 (4.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 164 (0.91%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 200 1.11%
White Alone 17,419 96.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 140 0.78%
Asian Alone 63 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 51 0.28%
Two Or More Races 186 1.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Yancey , NC in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 42 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 765 4.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 74 0.41%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 50 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 158 0.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,654 92.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 164 0.91%