Yancey County Demographics

A map of Yancey County's Population by Race

Yancey County, North Carolina had a population of 18,470 in 2020. It was 90.0% White, 0.6% Black, 0.2% Asian, 5.5% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 3.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Yancey County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Yancey County is the 83rd most populous county of the 100 counties in North Carolina.

Yancey County's White Population

16,625 residents of Yancey County identify as White, or 90.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Yancey County considerably larger than the White share of the population of North Carolina (60.5% White). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Yancey County is ranked #5 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Yancey County is more White than neighboring McDowell County (84.8% White), and Buncombe County (79.7% White). Yancey County is less White than neighboring Mitchell County (90.7% White), Unicoi County (90.2% White), and Madison County (90.8% White).

Yancey County's Black Population

104 residents of Yancey County identify as Black, or 0.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Yancey County less than the Black share of the population of North Carolina (20.2% Black). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Yancey County is ranked #97 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Yancey County is more Black than neighboring Mitchell County (0.3% Black), and Unicoi County (0.2% Black). Yancey County is less Black than neighboring McDowell County (3.8% Black), Buncombe County (5.6% Black), and Madison County (0.9% Black).

Yancey County's Asian Population

40 residents of Yancey County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Yancey County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Carolina (3.3% Asian). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Yancey County is ranked #94 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Yancey County is less Asian than neighboring Mitchell County (0.3% Asian), McDowell County (0.9% Asian), Buncombe County (1.2% Asian), and Madison County (0.4% Asian).

Yancey County's Hispanic Population

1,016 residents of Yancey County identify as Hispanic, or 5.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Yancey County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of North Carolina (10.7% Hispanic). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Yancey County is ranked #67 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Yancey County is more Hispanic than neighboring Mitchell County (4.7% Hispanic), and Madison County (3.5% Hispanic). Yancey County is less Hispanic than neighboring Unicoi County (6.2% Hispanic), McDowell County (6.6% Hispanic), and Buncombe County (8.1% Hispanic).

Yancey County's Native American/Other Population

98 residents of Yancey 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 Yancey 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, Yancey County is ranked #83 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Yancey County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Mitchell County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Unicoi County (0.3% Native American/Other). Yancey County is less Native American/Other than neighboring McDowell County (0.6% Native American/Other), Buncombe County (1% Native American/Other), and Madison County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Yancey County's Multiracial Population

587 residents of Yancey County identify as Multiracial, or 3.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Yancey County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Carolina (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Yancey County is ranked #70 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Yancey County is more Multiracial than neighboring Unicoi County (2.8% Multiracial). Yancey County is less Multiracial than neighboring Mitchell County (3.5% Multiracial), McDowell County (3.3% Multiracial), Buncombe County (4.4% Multiracial), and Madison County (3.8% Multiracial).

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