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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 64,486 population of Rutherford County, North Carolina comprised of 3,284 people who identified as Hispanic (5.09%), and 61,202 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rutherford County, North Carolina with a population of 55,910 (86.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,472 (10.04%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,362 (2.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rutherford County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 53,105 (82.35%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,248 (9.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,805 (4.35%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rutherford County, NC in 2020
Total Population:64,486
94.91%
Non Hispanic (94.91%)
Hispanic (5.09%)
Race in Rutherford County, NC in 2020
Total Population:64,486
86.7%10.04%
White Alone (86.7%)
Black or African American Alone (10.04%)
Two or more races (2.11%)
Asian Alone (0.67%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.41%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)
Ethnicity in Rutherford County, NC in 2020
Total Population:64,486
82.35%9.69%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (82.35%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.69%)
Hispanic White Alone (4.35%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.95%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.04%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.62%)
Population By Race in Rutherford , NC in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 55,910 86.7%
Black or African American Alone 6,472 10.04%
Two Or More Races 1,362 2.11%
Asian Alone 433 0.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 262 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 47 0.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Rutherford , NC in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 53,105 82.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,248 9.69%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,805 4.35%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,257 1.95%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 398 0.62%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 224 0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 175 0.27%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 105 0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 87 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 35 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 28 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.03%