North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population for North Carolina was 3,191,405 and represented 35.28% of the total North Carolina citizen population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (553.29K), followed by Mecklenburg (461.16K), and Guilford (263.06K).

In terms of percentages, Clay had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (97.16%), followed by Ashe (96.45%), and Madison (95.85%).

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 2012
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Wake 553295 66.59
Mecklenburg 461160 54.98
Guilford 263060 57.24
Forsyth 205405 62.74
Buncombe 199295 86.67
Gaston 155815 78.21
New Hanover 154180 78.69
Cumberland 149040 47.98
Union 148335 78.17
Davidson 133165 84.80
Cabarrus 127400 75.39
Iredell 123695 80.46
Onslow 120755 70.11
Catawba 119960 81.70
Johnston 117515 74.25
Randolph 114810 85.64
Durham 111135 45.98
Rowan 101655 76.58
Alamance 101415 70.81
Pitt 95405 58.75
Orange 93190 76.19
Henderson 89580 88.44
Brunswick 87245 82.81
Burke 75160 85.68
Harnett 73795 66.72
Caldwell 72690 89.81
Cleveland 72515 75.20
Craven 68825 68.85
Rockingham 68475 75.76
Moore 68120 79.84
Wayne 67760 58.53
Lincoln 66705 88.64
Surry 62370 88.82
Wilkes 61515 91.19
Carteret 57785 88.91
Rutherford 56690 85.22
Haywood 55145 95.04
Nash 51340 55.81
Stanly 49670 84.11
Watauga 47095 94.12
Chatham 45375 76.99
Stokes 43245 92.70
Wilson 39895 52.27
McDowell 39840 90.75
Pender 38595 75.70
Franklin 38395 65.85
Robeson 36170 28.38
Davie 35065 87.52
Columbus 34805 61.95
Granville 34390 59.79
Lee 34205 65.65
Sampson 33700 57.41
Yadkin 32830 90.28
Alexander 32375 89.04
Jackson 32320 83.44
Beaufort 31395 68.80
Duplin 30730 58.86
Lenoir 30405 52.73
Macon 30400 93.71
Dare 30020 91.90
Transylvania 29710 91.85
Richmond 27330 60.75
Person 26240 68.24
Ashe 25230 96.45
Cherokee 25040 93.07
Pasquotank 22315 56.30
Halifax 21550 39.84
Edgecombe 21190 38.41
Currituck 20655 88.90
Madison 19640 95.85
Hoke 19270 42.31
Vance 18965 43.27
Bladen 18940 56.83
Polk 17885 90.44
Montgomery 17710 68.64
Scotland 16595 46.39
Yancey 16565 95.31
Avery 15125 87.68
Mitchell 14585 95.27
Caswell 14415 61.76
Martin 12620 52.88
Anson 12220 46.79
Clay 10100 97.16
Greene 10020 50.06
Alleghany 9790 92.49
Pamlico 9785 76.30
Perquimans 9495 71.28
Swain 9130 66.26
Chowan 8965 61.57
Northampton 8520 39.13
Hertford 8375 35.23
Camden 8015 82.00
Warren 7850 38.11
Graham 7835 90.06
Gates 7575 63.02
Bertie 7335 35.09
Jones 6195 62.80
Washington 5905 46.21
Hyde 3410 61.94
Tyrrell 2340 56.66