Cleveland, North Carolina Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 99.52K population of Cleveland, NC residents comprised of 4.04K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (4.06%), and 95.48K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cleveland, NC, with a population of 71.08K (71.42%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Cleveland, NC, with a population of 20.16K (20.26%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Cleveland, NC, with a population of 5.03K (5.05%). The smallest racial group in Cleveland, NC was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 25 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Cleveland, NC, with a population of 70.16K (70.50%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Cleveland, NC, with a population of 20.03K (20.13%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Cleveland, NC, with a population of 3.86K (3.88%). The smallest ethnic group in Cleveland, NC was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 2 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Cleveland, North Carolina from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina counties and also for the state of North Carolina.

Cleveland, NC Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Cleveland, NC Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Cleveland, NC Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Cleveland, NC Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 20159 20.26
White Alone 71076 71.42
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 277 0.28
Asian Alone 861 0.87
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 25 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 2091 2.10
Two Or More Races 5030 5.05
Cleveland, NC Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 70163 70.50
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 20034 20.13
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 3857 3.88
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1764 1.77
Hispanic - Two or More Races 1173 1.18
Hispanic - White Alone 913 0.92
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 854 0.86
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 327 0.33
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 222 0.22
Hispanic - Black Alone 125 0.13
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 55 0.06
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 23 0.02
Hispanic - Asian Alone 7 0.01
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 2 0.00