Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cleveland County, NC in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 97,030 population of Cleveland County, North Carolina comprised of 3,036 people who identified as Hispanic (3.13%), and 93,994 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cleveland County, North Carolina with a population of 74,019 (76.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,172 (20.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,521 (1.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cleveland County, North Carolina in 2014, with a population of 71,517 (73.71%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,993 (20.61%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,502 (2.58%).

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

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Population By Race in Cleveland , NC in 2014
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,172 20.79%
White Alone 74,019 76.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 337 0.35%
Asian Alone 951 0.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 30 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,521 1.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Cleveland , NC in 2014
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 179 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,502 2.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 148 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 73 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 126 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,993 20.61%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 71,517 73.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 189 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 878 0.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,395 1.44%