Editing Robeson County, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
===2020 census===
[[File:Robeson race 2020.svg|thumb|225x225px|A map of census tracts in Robeson county by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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'''Native American'''

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'''Black or African American'''

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'''Non-Hispanic White'''

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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 116,530 people residing in the county.<ref name= censusprofile/> Lumberton was the most populous community, with 19,025 residents. About 51 percent of county residents were women.<ref name=johnsonpopulation/> Racially, 30,041 identified as white, 26,424 identified as black or African American, 44,871 identified as American Indian, 908 identified as Asian, and 79 identified as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 8,192 identified as other, and 6,015 identified as two or more races.<ref name=2020censusrace>{{cite web| url = https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US37155&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title = P1 Race : 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Robeson County, North Carolina| publisher = U.S. Census Bureau| access-date = December 10, 2022}}</ref> 

Of the total among the races, 11,757 people identified as Hispanic or Latino.<ref name= 2020censushispanic>{{cite web| url = https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US37155&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2| title = P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by race 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Robeson County, North Carolina| publisher = U.S. Census Bureau| access-date = December 10, 2022}}</ref> The county was approximately 38 percent Native American, 22 percent white, 22 percent black, and 10 percent Hispanic.<ref name=johnsonpopulation/> It is a [[majority-minority]] county<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wunc.org/education/2022-08-29/north-carolina-leandro-case-everything-need-know-court-schools| title = North Carolina's Leandro case: Everything you need to know| last = Tiberii| first = Jeff| date = August 29, 2022| website = WUNC 91.5| publisher = WUNC North Carolina Public Radio| access-date = December 16, 2022}}</ref> and proportionately has the largest Native American population of any North Carolina county<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncdemography.org/2021/11/10/native-american-population-sees-notable-increase-in-2020-census/| title = Native American Population Sees Notable Increase in 2020 Census| last = Cline| first = Michael| date = November 10, 2021| website = Carolina Demography| publisher = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill| access-date = December 18, 2022}}</ref> and the smallest white population.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/what-is-the-racial-breakdown-of-north-carolinas-100-counties/| title = What is the racial breakdown of North Carolina’s 100 counties?| last = Melrose| first = Justyn| date = June 28, 2023| website = Fox 8| publisher = Nexstar Media Group, Inc.| access-date = October 24, 2023}}</ref>

Robeson County is included in the [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]]-Lumberton-[[Laurinburg, North Carolina|Pinehurst]], NC [[Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].<ref name="2023OMB">{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2023 |title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=[[United States Office of Management and Budget]]}}</ref>

===Demographic change===
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| <strong>Historical population</strong>
|-
| {{US Census population
|1790= 5343
|1800= 6839
|1810= 7528
|1820= 8204
|1830= 9433
|1840= 10370
|1850= 12826
|1860= 15489
|1870= 16262
|1880= 23880
|1890= 31483
|1900= 40371
|1910= 51945
|1920= 54674
|1930= 66512
|1940= 76860
|1950= 87769
|1960= 89102
|1970= 84842
|1980= 101610
|1990= 105179
|2000= 123339
|2010= 134168
|2020= 116530
|estyear=2023
|estimate=117365
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37155.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 29, 2013|archive-date=August 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811074406/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37155.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/robesoncountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Robeson County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
}}
|}

Robeson County had a loss of 17,638 people between 2010 and 2020,<ref name=johnsonpopulation/> a decline of 13.1 percent,<ref>{{cite news| last = Schofield| first = Ivey| title = Columbus leaders react to disappointing census results| newspaper = The News Reporter| date = August 17, 2021| url = https://www.nrcolumbus.com/archives/columbus-leaders-react-to-disappointing-census-results/article_fb925f8a-a942-5bbb-a139-5c6eea020e06.html| access-date = January 25, 2023}}</ref> and the largest numerical decline among North Carolina's counties.<ref name=johnsonpopulation>{{cite news| last = Johnson| first = Kristen| title = Robeson County lost the most people in the state from 2010 to 2020, Census results show| newspaper = The Fayetteville Observer| date = August 12, 2021| url = https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2021/08/12/census-shows-robeson-county-lost-residents-2010-2020/5538969001/| access-date = December 10, 2022}}</ref> Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, the white demographic experienced the largest decrease in size, while Hispanics and people who identify as two or more races experienced the most significant increases.<ref name= nagemracism/> The proportion of county residents under the age of 18 dropped by 22 percent.<ref>{{cite news| last = Nagem| first = Sarah| title = Broadband, entrepreneurs, faith: What would it take for rural NC to regain population?| newspaper = Border Belt Independent| date = August 20, 2021| url = https://borderbelt.org/broadband-entrepreneurs-faith-what-would-it-take-for-rural-nc-to-regain-population/| access-date = December 19, 2022}}</ref> The North Carolina Rural Center reported a 0.91 percent increase in the county's population between 2020 and 2023.<ref>{{cite news| last = Rappaport| first = Ben| title = Robeson and Scotland counties are growing, slowly, for the first time in years| newspaper = Border Belt Independent| date = June 12, 2024| url = https://borderbelt.org/robeson-scotland-counties-nc-grew-during-pandemic/| access-date = June 30, 2024}}</ref>