Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cleveland County, NC in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 97,037 population of Cleveland County, North Carolina comprised of 3,348 people who identified as Hispanic (3.45%), and 93,689 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cleveland County, North Carolina with a population of 73,821 (76.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,193 (20.81%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,596 (1.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cleveland County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 71,100 (73.27%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,969 (20.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,721 (2.8%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,193 20.81%
White Alone 73,821 76.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 370 0.38%
Asian Alone 1,029 1.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 28 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,596 1.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Cleveland , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 224 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,721 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 170 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 81 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 146 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,969 20.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 71,100 73.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 200 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 948 0.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,450 1.49%