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.
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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 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 |