Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of 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 (0.76% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Lenoir County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (5.30%), followed by Greene County (4.90%), and Mecklenburg County (1.92%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lenoir County | 5.30 |
| 2 | Greene County | 4.90 |
| 3 | Mecklenburg County | 1.92 |
| 4 | Cabarrus County | 1.69 |
| 5 | Jones County | 1.48 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 1.32 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 1.06 |
| 7 | Hertford County | 1.06 |
| 7 | Randolph County | 1.06 |
| 8 | Scotland County | 1.01 |
| 9 | Anson County | 0.99 |
| 9 | Durham County | 0.99 |
| 10 | Halifax County | 0.98 |
| 11 | Currituck County | 0.96 |
| 12 | Wake County | 0.86 |
| 13 | Hoke County | 0.85 |
| 14 | Cleveland County | 0.78 |
| 15 | Orange County | 0.75 |
| 16 | Bladen County | 0.70 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 0.70 |
| 17 | Harnett County | 0.69 |
| 18 | Nash County | 0.64 |
| 19 | Wayne County | 0.63 |
| 20 | Chowan County | 0.62 |
| 21 | Alamance County | 0.61 |
| 21 | New Hanover County | 0.61 |
| 22 | Johnston County | 0.58 |
| 23 | Vance County | 0.54 |
| 24 | Granville County | 0.52 |
| 25 | Lee County | 0.50 |
| 26 | Bertie County | 0.49 |
| 27 | Forsyth County | 0.47 |
| 28 | Watauga County | 0.46 |
| 29 | Warren County | 0.45 |
| 30 | Rockingham County | 0.44 |
| 31 | Onslow County | 0.43 |
| 32 | Catawba County | 0.41 |
| 33 | Davidson County | 0.40 |
| 34 | Edgecombe County | 0.38 |
| 34 | Montgomery County | 0.38 |
| 34 | Stanly County | 0.38 |
| 35 | Iredell County | 0.37 |
| 36 | Craven County | 0.36 |
| 37 | Sampson County | 0.35 |
| 38 | McDowell County | 0.34 |
| 38 | Northampton County | 0.34 |
| 38 | Union County | 0.34 |
| 39 | Pitt County | 0.32 |
| 39 | Wilson County | 0.32 |
| 40 | Pasquotank County | 0.29 |
| 40 | Rowan County | 0.29 |
| 41 | Richmond County | 0.28 |
| 42 | Caswell County | 0.26 |
| 42 | Moore County | 0.26 |
| 42 | Rutherford County | 0.26 |
| 43 | Robeson County | 0.25 |
| 44 | Avery County | 0.24 |
| 44 | Franklin County | 0.24 |
| 45 | Brunswick County | 0.23 |
| 45 | Burke County | 0.23 |
| 45 | Martin County | 0.23 |
| 46 | Carteret County | 0.22 |
| 47 | Columbus County | 0.21 |
| 47 | Pender County | 0.21 |
| 48 | Tyrrell County | 0.20 |
| 49 | Macon County | 0.19 |
| 49 | Person County | 0.19 |
| 50 | Wilkes County | 0.15 |
| 51 | Lincoln County | 0.14 |
| 51 | Polk County | 0.14 |
| 52 | Beaufort County | 0.13 |
| 52 | Henderson County | 0.13 |
| 52 | Swain County | 0.13 |
| 53 | Caldwell County | 0.12 |
| 53 | Perquimans County | 0.12 |
| 53 | Transylvania County | 0.12 |
| 54 | Duplin County | 0.11 |
| 54 | Hyde County | 0.11 |
| 55 | Yancey County | 0.10 |
| 56 | Buncombe County | 0.09 |
| 56 | Chatham County | 0.09 |
| 56 | Jackson County | 0.09 |
| 57 | Pamlico County | 0.08 |
| 58 | Dare County | 0.07 |
| 58 | Surry County | 0.07 |
| 58 | Yadkin County | 0.07 |
| 59 | Alleghany County | 0.06 |
| 59 | Madison County | 0.06 |
| 59 | Stokes County | 0.06 |
| 60 | Cherokee County | 0.05 |
| 61 | Alexander County | 0.04 |
| 62 | Davie County | 0.02 |
| 63 | Ashe County | 0.01 |
| 63 | Mitchell County | 0.01 |
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