North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population for North Carolina was 3,190,265 and represented 32.25% of the total North Carolina citizen population.

Among all North Carolina counties, Wake had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (643.25K), followed by Mecklenburg (496.59K), and Guilford (262.53K).

In terms of percentages, Clay had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.92%), followed by Madison (94.36%), and Ashe (94.35%).

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 2020
North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2020
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Wake 643250 63.55
Mecklenburg 496590 50.31
Guilford 262530 52.31
Buncombe 214365 85.53
Forsyth 212545 59.24
New Hanover 177595 78.59
Union 167300 74.56
Gaston 158675 73.58
Cumberland 141615 43.53
Cabarrus 135715 67.18
Johnston 135620 70.43
Iredell 134180 78.30
Durham 132520 45.89
Davidson 132495 82.17
Onslow 130640 66.69
Catawba 118530 77.85
Randolph 112790 82.26
Brunswick 112475 83.20
Alamance 104835 66.65
Rowan 100930 74.21
Orange 99965 73.08
Pitt 97090 55.61
Henderson 96320 85.99
Harnett 81560 62.85
Moore 76330 78.94
Burke 73295 83.53
Lincoln 71505 86.97
Caldwell 71240 88.51
Cleveland 71010 73.58
Craven 67025 67.19
Rockingham 65770 73.95
Wayne 65275 55.66
Surry 59970 86.57
Carteret 59690 87.25
Wilkes 59505 89.28
Haywood 56975 93.26
Rutherford 55375 84.25
Chatham 52025 75.81
Watauga 50665 93.05
Stanly 50115 82.31
Pender 46365 76.67
Nash 46025 50.30
Franklin 42910 65.55
Stokes 41465 92.09
McDowell 39645 90.25
Wilson 38085 48.48
Davie 35590 86.48
Lee 35230 61.41
Jackson 34910 82.56
Granville 34515 59.12
Columbus 32865 60.24
Robeson 32645 25.57
Alexander 32265 88.43
Sampson 32090 54.85
Dare 31925 89.77
Yadkin 31600 87.63
Macon 31135 91.59
Beaufort 31045 67.47
Transylvania 30575 91.30
Duplin 30195 56.77
Lenoir 27575 50.14
Person 26040 67.21
Cherokee 25775 91.92
Richmond 25305 57.52
Ashe 24965 94.35
Currituck 23550 87.51
Pasquotank 21650 55.12
Hoke 21310 40.62
Madison 20160 94.36
Halifax 19340 38.60
Edgecombe 18745 36.63
Bladen 18215 56.49
Polk 18040 89.31
Vance 17385 40.55
Montgomery 17200 68.01
Yancey 16490 94.04
Avery 15470 90.28
Scotland 14875 43.24
Caswell 13780 61.48
Mitchell 13595 93.76
Martin 11770 53.11
Anson 10930 45.48
Clay 10365 94.92
Greene 9850 50.19
Perquimans 9760 72.75
Alleghany 9615 89.15
Pamlico 9420 75.60
Swain 8705 62.13
Camden 8555 80.94
Chowan 8355 60.48
Hertford 7820 33.73
Northampton 7600 39.00
Warren 7580 39.03
Graham 7295 87.79
Gates 7285 63.65
Bertie 6590 34.71
Jones 5890 63.16
Washington 5240 45.10
Hyde 2840 58.26
Tyrrell 2265 58.60