Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rutherford County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 67,739 population of Rutherford County, North Carolina comprised of 2,407 people who identified as Hispanic (3.55%), and 65,332 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rutherford County, North Carolina with a population of 59,196 (87.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,914 (10.21%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,098 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rutherford County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 57,035 (84.2%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,820 (10.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,161 (3.19%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rutherford County, NC in 2010

Total Population:67,739

Non Hispanic (96.45%)

Hispanic (3.55%)

Race in Rutherford County, NC in 2010

Total Population:67,739

White Alone (87.39%)

Black or African American Alone (10.21%)

Two or more races (1.62%)

Asian Alone (0.46%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Rutherford County, NC in 2010

Total Population:67,739

Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.2%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (10.07%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.19%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.51%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.60%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.44%)

Population By Race in Rutherford , NC in 2010

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	59,196	87.39%
Black or African American Alone	6,914	10.21%
Two Or More Races	1,098	1.62%
Asian Alone	310	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	192	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	29	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Rutherford , NC in 2010

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	57,035	84.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	6,820	10.07%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,161	3.19%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,021	1.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	298	0.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	153	0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	94	0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	77	0.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	39	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	24	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	12	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	5	0.01%