Haywood County Demographics

A map of Haywood County's Population by Race

Haywood County, North Carolina had a population of 62,089 in 2020. It was 89.7% White, 1.1% Black, 0.6% Asian, 4.6% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 3.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Haywood County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Haywood County is the 44th most populous county of the 100 counties in North Carolina.

Haywood County's White Population

55,685 residents of Haywood County identify as White, or 89.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Haywood County considerably larger than the White share of the population of North Carolina (60.5% White). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Haywood County is ranked #6 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Haywood County is more White than neighboring Jackson County (76.1% White), Transylvania County (86.5% White), and Buncombe County (79.7% White). Haywood County is less White than neighboring Cocke County (90.9% White), and Madison County (90.8% White).

Haywood County's Black Population

656 residents of Haywood County identify as Black, or 1.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Haywood County less than the Black share of the population of North Carolina (20.2% Black). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Haywood County is ranked #91 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Haywood County is more Black than neighboring Madison County (0.9% Black). Haywood County is less Black than neighboring Jackson County (1.7% Black), Cocke County (1.6% Black), Transylvania County (3.1% Black), and Buncombe County (5.6% Black).

Haywood County's Asian Population

360 residents of Haywood County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Haywood County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Carolina (3.3% Asian). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Haywood County is ranked #59 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Haywood County is more Asian than neighboring Cocke County (0.4% Asian), Transylvania County (0.5% Asian), and Madison County (0.4% Asian). Haywood County is less Asian than neighboring Jackson County (1.2% Asian), and Buncombe County (1.2% Asian).

Haywood County's Hispanic Population

2,829 residents of Haywood County identify as Hispanic, or 4.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Haywood County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of North Carolina (10.7% Hispanic). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Haywood County is ranked #77 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Haywood County is more Hispanic than neighboring Cocke County (2.7% Hispanic), and Madison County (3.5% Hispanic). Haywood County is less Hispanic than neighboring Jackson County (7.6% Hispanic), Transylvania County (5.1% Hispanic), and Buncombe County (8.1% Hispanic).

Haywood County's Native American/Other Population

465 residents of Haywood County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Haywood 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, Haywood County is ranked #49 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Haywood County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Cocke County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Madison County (0.6% Native American/Other). Haywood County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Jackson County (9.2% Native American/Other), and Buncombe County (1% Native American/Other).

Haywood County's Multiracial Population

2,094 residents of Haywood County identify as Multiracial, or 3.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Haywood County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Carolina (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Haywood County is ranked #64 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Haywood County is less Multiracial than neighboring Jackson County (4.2% Multiracial), Cocke County (3.9% Multiracial), Transylvania County (4% Multiracial), Madison County (3.8% Multiracial), and Buncombe County (4.4% Multiracial).

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