Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rutherford County, NC in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 66,587 population of Rutherford County, North Carolina comprised of 2,683 people who identified as Hispanic (4.03%), and 63,904 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rutherford County, North Carolina with a population of 58,133 (87.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,621 (9.94%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,156 (1.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rutherford County, North Carolina in 2014, with a population of 55,809 (83.81%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,469 (9.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,324 (3.49%).

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 2014

Total Population:66,587

Non Hispanic (95.97%)

Hispanic (4.03%)

Race in Rutherford County, NC in 2014

Total Population:66,587

White Alone (87.3%)

Black or African American Alone (9.94%)

Two or more races (1.74%)

Asian Alone (0.59%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.38%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Rutherford County, NC in 2014

Total Population:66,587

Non-Hispanic White Alone (83.81%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.72%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.49%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.6%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.83%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.56%)

Population By Race in Rutherford , NC in 2014

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	58,133	87.3%
Black or African American Alone	6,621	9.94%
Two Or More Races	1,156	1.74%
Asian Alone	392	0.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	251	0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	34	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Rutherford , NC in 2014

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	55,809	83.81%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	6,469	9.72%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,324	3.49%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,065	1.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	370	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	183	0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	152	0.23%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	91	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	68	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	26	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	22	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	8	0.01%