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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Population By Race in Rutherford , NC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,472 10.04%
White Alone 55,910 86.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 262 0.41%
Asian Alone 433 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 47 0.07%
Two Or More Races 1,362 2.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Rutherford , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 224 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,805 4.35%
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%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 105 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,248 9.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 53,105 82.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 175 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 398 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,257 1.95%