Davie County Demographics

A map of Davie County's Population by Race

Davie County, North Carolina had a population of 42,712 in 2020. It was 81.5% White, 5.6% Black, 0.6% Asian, 7.9% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 3.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Davie County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Davie County is the 60th most populous county of the 100 counties in North Carolina.

Davie County's White Population

34,809 residents of Davie County identify as White, or 81.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Davie County considerably larger than the White share of the population of North Carolina (60.5% White). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Davie County is ranked #25 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Davie County is more White than neighboring Rowan County (68.2% White), Iredell County (73.1% White), Forsyth County (54.4% White), and Davidson County (76.7% White). Davie County is less White than neighboring Yadkin County (81.6% White).

Davie County's Black Population

2,413 residents of Davie County identify as Black, or 5.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Davie County less than the Black share of the population of North Carolina (20.2% Black). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Davie County is ranked #70 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Davie County is more Black than neighboring Yadkin County (2.9% Black). Davie County is less Black than neighboring Rowan County (15.5% Black), Iredell County (11.4% Black), Forsyth County (24.5% Black), and Davidson County (9.4% Black).

Davie County's Asian Population

277 residents of Davie County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Davie County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Carolina (3.3% Asian). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Davie County is ranked #56 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Davie County is more Asian than neighboring Yadkin County (0.4% Asian). Davie County is less Asian than neighboring Rowan County (1% Asian), Iredell County (2.5% Asian), Forsyth County (2.4% Asian), and Davidson County (1.4% Asian).

Davie County's Hispanic Population

3,375 residents of Davie County identify as Hispanic, or 7.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Davie County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of North Carolina (10.7% Hispanic). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Davie County is ranked #44 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Davie County is less Hispanic than neighboring Yadkin County (11.8% Hispanic), Rowan County (10.9% Hispanic), Iredell County (8.5% Hispanic), Forsyth County (14.3% Hispanic), and Davidson County (8.2% Hispanic).

Davie County's Native American/Other Population

225 residents of Davie County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Davie County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of North Carolina (1.5% Native American/Other). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Davie County is ranked #86 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Davie County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Yadkin County (0.4% Native American/Other). Davie County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Rowan County (0.7% Native American/Other), Iredell County (0.6% Native American/Other), Forsyth County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Davidson County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Davie County's Multiracial Population

1,613 residents of Davie County identify as Multiracial, or 3.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Davie County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Carolina (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Davie County is ranked #39 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Davie County is more Multiracial than neighboring Yadkin County (3% Multiracial), Forsyth County (3.7% Multiracial), and Davidson County (3.6% Multiracial). Davie County is less Multiracial than neighboring Iredell County (4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.