North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2011 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2011, the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population for North Carolina was 3,183,505 and represented 35.66% of the total North Carolina citizen population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (542.28K), followed by Mecklenburg (456.84K), and Guilford (263.45K).

In terms of percentages, Clay had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (97.63%), followed by Ashe (96.36%), and Madison (96.20%).

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 2011
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Wake 542280 67.26
Mecklenburg 456835 55.69
Guilford 263445 58.04
Forsyth 205205 63.26
Buncombe 197185 86.93
Gaston 155590 78.62
New Hanover 152245 78.78
Cumberland 149495 48.55
Union 145935 78.39
Davidson 132660 84.83
Cabarrus 125840 75.90
Iredell 122695 80.40
Catawba 120165 81.95
Onslow 118810 70.44
Johnston 115445 74.63
Randolph 114685 86.16
Durham 109810 46.53
Rowan 101575 77.15
Alamance 100825 71.29
Pitt 94390 59.16
Orange 91865 76.76
Henderson 88840 88.77
Brunswick 85035 82.95
Burke 75255 85.67
Caldwell 72995 90.03
Cleveland 72685 75.42
Harnett 72295 67.84
Rockingham 68760 76.00
Craven 68170 68.97
Wayne 67410 58.66
Moore 67235 79.95
Lincoln 65800 88.39
Surry 62380 89.25
Wilkes 61495 91.40
Carteret 57335 89.21
Rutherford 56600 85.22
Haywood 55120 95.31
Nash 51560 56.36
Stanly 49650 84.12
Watauga 46545 94.29
Chatham 44295 77.06
Stokes 43285 92.59
Wilson 39850 52.54
McDowell 39830 90.96
Franklin 37870 66.00
Pender 37825 76.05
Robeson 36185 28.56
Davie 35000 87.71
Columbus 34785 62.31
Granville 33975 59.93
Lee 33895 66.23
Sampson 33720 57.53
Yadkin 32930 90.69
Alexander 32365 89.72
Jackson 31990 83.50
Beaufort 31335 68.69
Lenoir 30580 53.24
Macon 30470 94.73
Duplin 30395 58.94
Dare 29980 92.01
Transylvania 29630 92.33
Richmond 27490 61.35
Person 26210 68.23
Ashe 25175 96.36
Cherokee 25145 93.15
Pasquotank 22435 56.44
Halifax 21780 40.05
Edgecombe 21300 38.59
Currituck 20680 89.06
Madison 19625 96.20
Vance 19075 43.51
Bladen 18900 56.71
Hoke 18680 42.50
Polk 17915 89.96
Montgomery 17715 68.49
Scotland 16770 47.01
Yancey 16740 95.60
Avery 14940 86.21
Mitchell 14730 95.22
Caswell 14520 61.87
Martin 12700 52.97
Anson 12335 47.06
Greene 10135 51.38
Clay 10100 97.63
Alleghany 9870 93.38
Pamlico 9765 76.38
Perquimans 9480 71.49
Swain 9140 66.72
Chowan 8980 61.30
Northampton 8610 39.26
Hertford 8410 36.10
Camden 7900 81.53
Warren 7895 38.27
Graham 7860 90.76
Gates 7610 62.95
Bertie 7375 35.16
Jones 6155 62.90
Washington 5990 45.94
Hyde 3330 61.33
Tyrrell 2450 58.20