Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 78.34K people in North Carolina with African ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest population with African ancestry (21.14K), followed by Wake County (9.60K), and Guilford County (7.07K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.
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Related Topics: North Carolina ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 21143 |
| 2 | Wake County | 9603 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 7068 |
| 4 | Cabarrus County | 3738 |
| 5 | Durham County | 3173 |
| 6 | Lenoir County | 2932 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 2386 |
| 8 | Cumberland County | 2344 |
| 9 | Forsyth County | 1797 |
| 10 | Randolph County | 1517 |
| 11 | New Hanover County | 1363 |
| 12 | Johnston County | 1217 |
| 13 | Orange County | 1101 |
| 14 | Alamance County | 1033 |
| 15 | Greene County | 1005 |
| 16 | Harnett County | 923 |
| 17 | Onslow County | 864 |
| 18 | Union County | 800 |
| 19 | Cleveland County | 769 |
| 20 | Wayne County | 740 |
| 21 | Iredell County | 678 |
| 22 | Davidson County | 674 |
| 23 | Catawba County | 660 |
| 24 | Nash County | 603 |
| 25 | Pitt County | 552 |
| 26 | Halifax County | 485 |
| 27 | Hoke County | 443 |
| 28 | Rowan County | 429 |
| 29 | Rockingham County | 401 |
| 30 | Craven County | 365 |
| 31 | Scotland County | 347 |
| 32 | Granville County | 319 |
| 33 | Lee County | 315 |
| 34 | Brunswick County | 313 |
| 35 | Robeson County | 297 |
| 36 | Currituck County | 265 |
| 37 | Moore County | 259 |
| 38 | Wilson County | 253 |
| 39 | Watauga County | 247 |
| 40 | Stanly County | 236 |
| 41 | Hertford County | 234 |
| 42 | Vance County | 230 |
| 43 | Buncombe County | 227 |
| 44 | Anson County | 222 |
| 45 | Bladen County | 210 |
| 46 | Sampson County | 207 |
| 47 | Burke County | 198 |
| 48 | Edgecombe County | 189 |
| 49 | Rutherford County | 170 |
| 50 | Franklin County | 159 |
| 51 | McDowell County | 153 |
| 52 | Henderson County | 147 |
| 53 | Carteret County | 146 |
| 54 | Jones County | 138 |
| 55 | Pender County | 126 |
| 56 | Lincoln County | 122 |
| 57 | Richmond County | 121 |
| 58 | Pasquotank County | 118 |
| 59 | Columbus County | 108 |
| 60 | Wilkes County | 100 |
| 61 | Caldwell County | 99 |
| 61 | Montgomery County | 99 |
| 62 | Bertie County | 88 |
| 63 | Chowan County | 85 |
| 64 | Warren County | 84 |
| 65 | Person County | 74 |
| 66 | Chatham County | 69 |
| 66 | Macon County | 69 |
| 67 | Northampton County | 60 |
| 68 | Beaufort County | 59 |
| 68 | Caswell County | 59 |
| 69 | Duplin County | 57 |
| 70 | Surry County | 52 |
| 71 | Martin County | 50 |
| 72 | Avery County | 43 |
| 73 | Transylvania County | 40 |
| 74 | Jackson County | 38 |
| 75 | Polk County | 27 |
| 76 | Stokes County | 25 |
| 77 | Dare County | 24 |
| 77 | Yadkin County | 24 |
| 78 | Swain County | 19 |
| 78 | Yancey County | 19 |
| 79 | Perquimans County | 15 |
| 80 | Alexander County | 14 |
| 80 | Cherokee County | 14 |
| 81 | Madison County | 12 |
| 82 | Pamlico County | 10 |
| 83 | Davie County | 7 |
| 83 | Tyrrell County | 7 |
| 84 | Alleghany County | 6 |
| 85 | Hyde County | 5 |
| 86 | Ashe County | 3 |
| 87 | Mitchell County | 2 |
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