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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 333,723 population of Cumberland County, North Carolina comprised of 38,323 people who identified as Hispanic (11.48%), and 295,400 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cumberland County, North Carolina with a population of 174,523 (52.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 127,509 (38.21%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 15,194 (4.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cumberland County, North Carolina in 2016, with a population of 147,570 (44.22%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 121,106 (36.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 26,953 (8.08%).

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

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Population By Race in Cumberland , NC in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 127,509 38.21%
White Alone 174,523 52.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,136 1.84%
Asian Alone 8,990 2.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,371 0.41%
Two Or More Races 15,194 4.55%
Population By Ethnicity in Cumberland , NC in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,403 1.92%
White Alone - Hispanic 26,953 8.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,450 0.43%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 450 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 315 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,752 0.83%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 121,106 36.29%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 147,570 44.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,686 1.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,540 2.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,056 0.32%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,442 3.73%