Editing Richmond County, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Richmond County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37153&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 22, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 23,610
| 54.98%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 12,770
| 29.74%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 994
| 2.31%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 360
| 0.84%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 7
| 0.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 2,133
| 4.97%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 3,072
| 7.15%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 42,946 people,<ref name= censusprofile/> 18,380 households, and 11,783 families residing in the county.

Richmond County comprises the Rockingham, NC [[Micropolitan statistical area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Unemployment Rate - Rockingham, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area (November 2021)| newspaper = Asheville Citizen-Times| date = November 2021| url = https://data.citizen-times.com/unemployment/rockingham-nc-micropolitan-statistical-area/MC3740460000000/2021-november/| access-date = December 28, 2022}}</ref>

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 46,564 people, 17,873 households, and 12,582 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|98|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 19,886 housing units at an average density of {{convert|42|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 56.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 31.70% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.60% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.18% from two or more races. 5.90% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 17,873 households, out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.30% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.80% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,830, and the median income for a family was $35,226. Males had a median income of $27,308 versus $20,453 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,485. About 15.90% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.70% of those under age 18 and 18.90% of those age 65 or over.

===Demographic change===
{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| <strong>Historical population</strong>
|-
| {{US Census population
|1790= 5053
|1800= 5623
|1810= 6695
|1820= 7537
|1830= 9396
|1840= 8909
|1850= 9818
|1860= 11009
|1870= 12882
|1880= 18245
|1890= 23948
|1900= 15855
|1910= 19673
|1920= 25567
|1930= 34016
|1940= 36810
|1950= 39597
|1960= 39202
|1970= 39889
|1980= 45481
|1990= 44518
|2000= 46564
|2010= 46639
|2020= 42946
|estyear=2023
|estimate=42324
|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/37/37153.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 29, 2013|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607002034/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37153.html}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/richmondcountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Richmond County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
}}
|}

Between 2010 and 2022, the county lost about 3,900 residents.<ref name= barkin1/>