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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 18,490 population of Yancey County, North Carolina comprised of 980 people who identified as Hispanic (5.3%), and 17,510 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.7%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yancey County, North Carolina with a population of 17,835 (96.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 210 (1.14%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 201 (1.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yancey County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 17,052 (92.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 783 (4.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 179 (0.97%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 210 1.14%
White Alone 17,835 96.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 135 0.73%
Asian Alone 59 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 50 0.27%
Two Or More Races 201 1.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Yancey , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 45 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 783 4.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 71 0.38%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 49 0.27%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,052 92.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 179 0.97%