Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rutherford County, NC in 2013

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the 66,866 population of Rutherford County, North Carolina comprised of 2,581 people who identified as Hispanic (3.86%), and 64,285 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rutherford County, North Carolina with a population of 58,351 (87.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,716 (10.04%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,146 (1.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rutherford County, North Carolina in 2013, with a population of 56,096 (83.89%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,574 (9.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,255 (3.37%).

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

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Population By Race in Rutherford , NC in 2013
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,716 10.04%
White Alone 58,351 87.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 253 0.38%
Asian Alone 367 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 33 0.05%
Two Or More Races 1,146 1.71%
Population By Ethnicity in Rutherford , NC in 2013
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 142 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,255 3.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 62 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 20 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 26 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 76 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,574 9.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 56,096 83.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 191 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 347 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,070 1.6%