Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 131.01K people in North Carolina with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (35.39K), followed by Wake County (21.30K), and Guilford County (14.99K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Mecklenburg County
Wake County
Guilford County
Durham County
Cabarrus County
Cumberland County
Forsyth County
Lenoir County
Gaston County
Orange County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Mecklenburg County 35391
2 Wake County 21303
3 Guilford County 14991
4 Durham County 7813
5 Cabarrus County 5024
6 Cumberland County 4218
7 Forsyth County 2999
8 Lenoir County 2947
9 Gaston County 2918
10 Orange County 2050
11 Union County 1969
12 New Hanover County 1831
13 Johnston County 1714
14 Randolph County 1560
15 Alamance County 1386
16 Harnett County 1287
17 Onslow County 1251
18 Iredell County 1197
19 Greene County 1008
20 Nash County 907
21 Wayne County 886
22 Catawba County 853
23 Cleveland County 849
24 Pitt County 841
25 Davidson County 756
26 Halifax County 610
27 Craven County 591
28 Wilson County 563
29 Rowan County 535
30 Granville County 523
31 Buncombe County 512
32 Hoke County 469
33 Rockingham County 457
34 Brunswick County 440
35 Robeson County 424
36 Bladen County 382
37 Scotland County 376
38 Stanly County 346
39 Moore County 330
40 Franklin County 325
41 Lee County 315
42 Watauga County 293
43 Henderson County 284
44 Burke County 281
45 Currituck County 265
45 Edgecombe County 265
46 Hertford County 243
47 Anson County 231
48 Vance County 230
49 Sampson County 208
50 Pasquotank County 202
51 Macon County 189
52 Chatham County 182
53 Carteret County 174
54 Rutherford County 173
55 McDowell County 158
55 Pender County 158
56 Columbus County 140
57 Jones County 138
58 Lincoln County 122
59 Richmond County 121
60 Bertie County 107
61 Chowan County 104
62 Wilkes County 100
63 Caldwell County 99
63 Montgomery County 99
64 Warren County 98
65 Transylvania County 96
66 Caswell County 92
67 Jackson County 85
68 Surry County 81
69 Beaufort County 78
70 Northampton County 76
71 Person County 75
72 Duplin County 60
72 Haywood County 60
73 Martin County 50
74 Avery County 48
75 Dare County 46
75 Davie County 46
76 Washington County 45
77 Yancey County 36
78 Polk County 35
79 Stokes County 25
80 Yadkin County 24
81 Pamlico County 20
81 Swain County 20
82 Mitchell County 17
83 Perquimans County 15
84 Alexander County 14
84 Cherokee County 14
85 Madison County 12
86 Tyrrell County 11
87 Alleghany County 6
88 Hyde County 5
89 Clay County 4
90 Ashe County 3