Rutherford County, NC Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 64.59K Rutherford County, NC population, 19.38K had Unclassified ancestry (30.00%), 14.10K had Other Groups ancestry (21.83%), and 10.12K had American ancestry (15.66%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other North Carolina counties, and for North Carolina.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Rutherford County, NC Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 19379 | 30.00 |
| Other Groups | 14099 | 21.83 |
| American | 10115 | 15.66 |
| English | 7879 | 12.20 |
| German | 6279 | 9.72 |
| Irish | 5779 | 8.95 |
| Scotch Irish | 2038 | 3.16 |
| Scottish | 1513 | 2.34 |
| Italian | 1296 | 2.01 |
| French (except Basque) | 779 | 1.21 |
| Welsh | 707 | 1.10 |
| European | 584 | 0.90 |
| Polish | 524 | 0.81 |
| Dutch | 355 | 0.55 |
| British | 288 | 0.45 |
| French Canadian | 197 | 0.31 |
| Swiss | 187 | 0.29 |
| Russian | 175 | 0.27 |
| Subsaharan African | 173 | 0.27 |
| Czech | 172 | 0.27 |
| African | 170 | 0.26 |
| Norwegian | 164 | 0.25 |
| Swedish | 164 | 0.25 |
| Canadian | 130 | 0.20 |
| Australian | 105 | 0.16 |
| Scandinavian | 103 | 0.16 |
| Ukrainian | 84 | 0.13 |
| Northern European | 77 | 0.12 |
| Pennsylvania German | 77 | 0.12 |
| Danish | 76 | 0.12 |
| Hungarian | 75 | 0.12 |
| Eastern European | 55 | 0.09 |
| Portuguese | 53 | 0.08 |
| Austrian | 50 | 0.08 |
| Armenian | 47 | 0.07 |
| Serbian | 46 | 0.07 |
| Brazilian | 44 | 0.07 |
| Greek | 32 | 0.05 |
| Finnish | 30 | 0.05 |
| Slovak | 29 | 0.05 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 24 | 0.04 |
| Celtic | 15 | 0.02 |
| Belgian | 14 | 0.02 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 12 | 0.02 |
| Croatian | 10 | 0.02 |
| Palestinian | 8 | 0.01 |
| Czechoslovakian | 8 | 0.01 |
| Lithuanian | 8 | 0.01 |
| Estonian | 7 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 7 | 0.01 |
| Romanian | 5 | 0.01 |
| Haitian | 5 | 0.01 |
| Yugoslavian | 5 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 4 | 0.01 |
| Slovene | 4 | 0.01 |
| Lebanese | 2 | 0.00 |