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Sugar Mountain, NC Demographics

A map of Sugar Mountain's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
34191.9%
Multiracial
123.2%
Hispanic
92.4%
Native American/Other
41.1%
Black
30.8%
Asian
20.5%

Sugar Mountain, North Carolina had a population of 371 in 2020. It was 91.9% White, 0.8% Black, 0.5% Asian, 2.4% Hispanic, 1.1% Native American/Other, and 3.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Sugar Mountain, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Sugar Mountain is the 624th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Sugar Mountain's White Population

341 residents of Sugar Mountain identify as White, or 91.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Sugar Mountain considerably larger than the White share of the population of North Carolina (60.5% White). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Sugar Mountain is ranked #57 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Sugar Mountain is more White than neighboring Banner Elk (84.2% White), Seven Devils (89.1% White), and Newland (78.3% White). Sugar Mountain is less White than neighboring Grandfather Village (97.9% White).

Sugar Mountain's Black Population

3 residents of Sugar Mountain identify as Black, or 0.8%. This makes the Black share of the population of Sugar Mountain less than the Black share of the population of North Carolina (20.2% Black). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Sugar Mountain is ranked #690 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Sugar Mountain is more Black than neighboring Grandfather Village (0% Black), and Linville (0% Black). Sugar Mountain is less Black than neighboring Banner Elk (4.5% Black), Seven Devils (1.3% Black), and Newland (2% Black).

Sugar Mountain's Asian Population

2 residents of Sugar Mountain identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Sugar Mountain roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Carolina (3.3% Asian). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Sugar Mountain is ranked #428 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Sugar Mountain is more Asian than neighboring Grandfather Village (0% Asian), and Seven Devils (0% Asian). Sugar Mountain is less Asian than neighboring Banner Elk (0.6% Asian), Linville (0.7% Asian), and Newland (0.6% Asian).

Sugar Mountain's Hispanic Population

9 residents of Sugar Mountain identify as Hispanic, or 2.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Sugar Mountain slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of North Carolina (10.7% Hispanic). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Sugar Mountain is ranked #659 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Sugar Mountain is more Hispanic than neighboring Grandfather Village (1.1% Hispanic). Sugar Mountain is less Hispanic than neighboring Banner Elk (7.1% Hispanic), Seven Devils (5.1% Hispanic), Linville (4.2% Hispanic), and Newland (12.9% Hispanic).

Sugar Mountain's Native American/Other Population

4 residents of Sugar Mountain identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Sugar Mountain roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of North Carolina (1.5% Native American/Other). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Sugar Mountain is ranked #206 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Sugar Mountain is more Native American/Other than neighboring Grandfather Village (0% Native American/Other), Seven Devils (0.3% Native American/Other), and Linville (0.4% Native American/Other). Sugar Mountain is less Native American/Other than neighboring Banner Elk (2.4% Native American/Other), and Newland (2% Native American/Other).

Sugar Mountain's Multiracial Population

12 residents of Sugar Mountain identify as Multiracial, or 3.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Sugar Mountain roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Carolina (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Sugar Mountain is ranked #504 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Sugar Mountain is more Multiracial than neighboring Grandfather Village (1.1% Multiracial), Banner Elk (1.3% Multiracial), and Linville (2.8% Multiracial). Sugar Mountain is less Multiracial than neighboring Seven Devils (4.2% Multiracial), and Newland (4.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.