Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cumberland County, NC in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 334,495 population of Cumberland County, North Carolina comprised of 40,330 people who identified as Hispanic (12.06%), and 294,165 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cumberland County, North Carolina with a population of 170,966 (51.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 130,228 (38.93%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 16,327 (4.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cumberland County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 142,580 (42.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 123,434 (36.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 28,386 (8.49%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 130,228 38.93%
White Alone 170,966 51.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,316 1.89%
Asian Alone 9,238 2.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,420 0.43%
Two Or More Races 16,327 4.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Cumberland , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,794 2.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 28,386 8.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,465 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 446 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 319 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,920 0.87%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 123,434 36.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 142,580 42.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,851 1.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,792 2.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,101 0.33%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,407 4.01%