North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2010 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2010, the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population for North Carolina was 3,176,965 and represented 36.17% of the total North Carolina citizen population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (529.84K), followed by Mecklenburg (452.36K), and Guilford (262.96K).

In terms of percentages, Ashe had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (97.85%), followed by Alleghany (97.25%), and Yancey (96.76%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic White Alone.

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North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2010
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Wake 529835 68.02
Mecklenburg 452360 56.64
Guilford 262955 58.97
Forsyth 204650 63.96
Buncombe 195460 87.45
Gaston 155060 79.09
New Hanover 150710 79.16
Cumberland 149190 48.97
Union 142275 79.09
Davidson 132135 85.22
Cabarrus 123810 76.87
Iredell 120875 80.67
Catawba 120270 82.61
Onslow 116550 70.72
Randolph 114585 86.74
Johnston 112705 75.01
Durham 108545 46.99
Rowan 101735 77.35
Alamance 99900 71.99
Pitt 92890 59.58
Orange 90870 77.26
Henderson 87915 89.60
Brunswick 82425 82.83
Burke 75280 85.84
Caldwell 72960 90.31
Cleveland 72775 75.68
Harnett 70685 68.47
Rockingham 68975 76.15
Craven 67225 69.28
Wayne 67215 58.89
Moore 66405 80.11
Lincoln 64625 88.68
Surry 62490 89.43
Wilkes 61615 91.73
Carteret 56880 89.52
Rutherford 56295 85.43
Haywood 55040 95.52
Nash 51675 57.01
Stanly 49420 84.11
Watauga 46030 94.56
Chatham 43555 77.04
Stokes 43230 92.53
McDowell 39720 91.13
Wilson 39650 52.75
Franklin 37180 65.94
Pender 36895 75.97
Robeson 36090 28.78
Davie 34800 88.26
Columbus 34730 62.69
Sampson 33705 58.34
Granville 33485 60.12
Lee 33455 66.61
Yadkin 33015 91.04
Alexander 32285 90.03
Jackson 31680 83.89
Beaufort 31290 68.93
Lenoir 30755 53.76
Macon 30445 94.90
Duplin 30025 59.34
Dare 30005 92.34
Transylvania 29440 92.89
Richmond 27695 61.74
Person 26045 68.28
Ashe 25440 97.85
Cherokee 25195 93.54
Pasquotank 22355 56.67
Halifax 21955 40.16
Edgecombe 21370 38.64
Currituck 20490 89.85
Madison 19545 96.35
Vance 19095 43.90
Bladen 18925 56.88
Polk 17930 90.33
Hoke 17915 42.35
Montgomery 17740 68.99
Scotland 16950 47.33
Yancey 16695 96.76
Avery 15165 87.41
Mitchell 14820 95.77
Caswell 14620 62.03
Martin 12745 52.74
Anson 12390 46.77
Greene 10130 51.49
Clay 9920 95.94
Alleghany 9890 97.25
Pamlico 9730 76.22
Perquimans 9340 71.63
Swain 9145 66.97
Chowan 9065 62.50
Northampton 8610 39.05
Hertford 8390 35.37
Camden 7835 82.04
Graham 7835 90.95
Warren 7830 38.20
Gates 7550 62.79
Bertie 7345 35.35
Jones 6140 62.59
Washington 6040 45.95
Hyde 3255 59.62
Tyrrell 2510 59.20