Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cumberland County, NC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 334,391 population of Cumberland County, North Carolina comprised of 41,638 people who identified as Hispanic (12.45%), and 292,753 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cumberland County, North Carolina with a population of 168,037 (50.25%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 132,639 (39.67%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 16,919 (5.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cumberland County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 138,548 (41.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 125,683 (37.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 29,489 (8.82%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 132,639 39.67%
White Alone 168,037 50.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,208 1.86%
Asian Alone 9,050 2.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,538 0.46%
Two Or More Races 16,919 5.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Cumberland , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,956 2.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 29,489 8.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,402 0.42%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 470 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 328 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,993 0.9%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 125,683 37.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 138,548 41.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,806 1.44%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,580 2.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,210 0.36%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,926 4.17%