Editing Robeson County, North Carolina (section)

===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>