North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2019 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2019, the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population for North Carolina was 3,186,580 and represented 32.63% of the total North Carolina citizen population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (631.76K), followed by Mecklenburg (492.65K), and Guilford (262.99K).

In terms of percentages, Ashe had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.61%), followed by Yancey (94.58%), and Madison (94.57%).

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 2019
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Wake 631760 64.02
Mecklenburg 492645 50.83
Guilford 262985 52.89
Buncombe 212280 85.67
Forsyth 211765 59.70
New Hanover 174275 78.45
Union 164680 75.04
Gaston 158365 74.53
Cumberland 143330 44.26
Cabarrus 135115 68.64
Iredell 132485 78.64
Johnston 132290 71.35
Davidson 132215 82.58
Durham 129695 45.89
Onslow 128860 67.05
Catawba 118845 78.47
Randolph 112960 82.72
Brunswick 107645 83.04
Alamance 104170 67.32
Rowan 100915 74.44
Orange 98490 73.29
Pitt 96890 55.89
Henderson 95235 86.70
Harnett 80705 63.43
Moore 74895 78.88
Burke 73305 83.60
Caldwell 71405 89.02
Cleveland 70860 73.85
Lincoln 70330 86.77
Craven 67355 67.44
Rockingham 65945 74.16
Wayne 65780 56.41
Surry 60280 86.87
Wilkes 59650 89.61
Carteret 59510 87.52
Haywood 56400 93.61
Rutherford 55400 84.25
Chatham 50960 75.72
Watauga 50190 92.92
Stanly 49805 82.36
Nash 46675 50.93
Pender 45155 76.68
Franklin 41865 65.56
Stokes 41675 92.09
McDowell 39505 89.76
Wilson 38345 49.00
Davie 35460 86.57
Lee 35075 61.82
Jackson 34490 82.77
Granville 34365 59.44
Robeson 33315 25.92
Columbus 33145 60.21
Sampson 32315 55.43
Alexander 32170 88.36
Yadkin 31685 87.43
Dare 31485 89.78
Beaufort 31035 67.49
Macon 30890 92.11
Duplin 30375 57.25
Transylvania 30285 91.37
Lenoir 27910 50.67
Person 25995 67.54
Richmond 25655 58.41
Cherokee 25485 92.25
Ashe 24855 94.61
Currituck 22920 87.58
Pasquotank 21555 55.45
Hoke 21395 41.29
Madison 20105 94.57
Halifax 19610 38.71
Edgecombe 19065 36.70
Bladen 18285 56.55
Polk 17965 89.40
Vance 17555 41.14
Montgomery 17170 67.19
Yancey 16390 94.58
Avery 15485 90.58
Scotland 15105 43.69
Caswell 13820 61.86
Mitchell 13660 93.95
Martin 11900 52.81
Anson 11110 45.38
Clay 10190 94.48
Greene 9880 50.06
Perquimans 9665 72.64
Alleghany 9565 89.98
Pamlico 9425 75.37
Swain 8800 62.79
Camden 8450 80.78
Chowan 8430 60.09
Hertford 7925 33.72
Northampton 7635 38.69
Warren 7630 39.05
Graham 7330 87.16
Gates 7295 63.33
Bertie 6685 34.77
Jones 6000 63.53
Washington 5315 45.14
Hyde 3070 60.91
Tyrrell 2180 54.84