Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rutherford County, NC in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 64,963 population of Rutherford County, North Carolina comprised of 3,564 people who identified as Hispanic (5.49%), and 61,399 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rutherford County, North Carolina with a population of 56,414 (86.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,334 (9.75%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,461 (2.25%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rutherford County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 53,369 (82.15%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,088 (9.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,045 (4.69%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,334 9.75%
White Alone 56,414 86.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 263 0.41%
Asian Alone 436 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 55 0.09%
Two Or More Races 1,461 2.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Rutherford , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 246 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,045 4.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 81 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 47 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 34 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 111 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,088 9.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 53,369 82.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 182 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 389 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,350 2.08%