Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of 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 (1.26% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Lenoir County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (5.33%), followed by Greene County (4.91%), and Mecklenburg County (3.21%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lenoir County | 5.33 |
| 2 | Greene County | 4.91 |
| 3 | Mecklenburg County | 3.21 |
| 4 | Guilford County | 2.79 |
| 5 | Durham County | 2.44 |
| 6 | Cabarrus County | 2.27 |
| 7 | Wake County | 1.91 |
| 8 | Jones County | 1.48 |
| 9 | Orange County | 1.39 |
| 10 | Gaston County | 1.29 |
| 11 | Bladen County | 1.27 |
| 12 | Cumberland County | 1.26 |
| 13 | Halifax County | 1.24 |
| 14 | Hertford County | 1.10 |
| 14 | Scotland County | 1.10 |
| 15 | Randolph County | 1.09 |
| 16 | Anson County | 1.03 |
| 17 | Harnett County | 0.97 |
| 18 | Currituck County | 0.96 |
| 18 | Nash County | 0.96 |
| 19 | Hoke County | 0.90 |
| 20 | Cleveland County | 0.86 |
| 20 | Granville County | 0.86 |
| 21 | Union County | 0.84 |
| 22 | Alamance County | 0.82 |
| 23 | Johnston County | 0.81 |
| 23 | New Hanover County | 0.81 |
| 24 | Forsyth County | 0.79 |
| 25 | Chowan County | 0.75 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 0.75 |
| 26 | Wilson County | 0.71 |
| 27 | Iredell County | 0.65 |
| 28 | Onslow County | 0.62 |
| 29 | Bertie County | 0.59 |
| 30 | Craven County | 0.58 |
| 31 | Stanly County | 0.56 |
| 32 | Vance County | 0.54 |
| 32 | Watauga County | 0.54 |
| 33 | Catawba County | 0.53 |
| 33 | Edgecombe County | 0.53 |
| 34 | Macon County | 0.52 |
| 34 | Warren County | 0.52 |
| 35 | Lee County | 0.50 |
| 35 | Pasquotank County | 0.50 |
| 35 | Rockingham County | 0.50 |
| 36 | Pitt County | 0.49 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 0.48 |
| 38 | Davidson County | 0.45 |
| 39 | Northampton County | 0.42 |
| 40 | Caswell County | 0.40 |
| 40 | Washington County | 0.40 |
| 41 | Montgomery County | 0.38 |
| 42 | Rowan County | 0.37 |
| 43 | McDowell County | 0.36 |
| 43 | Robeson County | 0.36 |
| 44 | Sampson County | 0.35 |
| 45 | Moore County | 0.34 |
| 46 | Brunswick County | 0.33 |
| 47 | Burke County | 0.32 |
| 47 | Tyrrell County | 0.32 |
| 48 | Transylvania County | 0.29 |
| 49 | Richmond County | 0.28 |
| 50 | Avery County | 0.27 |
| 50 | Columbus County | 0.27 |
| 50 | Rutherford County | 0.27 |
| 51 | Carteret County | 0.26 |
| 51 | Pender County | 0.26 |
| 52 | Henderson County | 0.25 |
| 53 | Chatham County | 0.24 |
| 54 | Martin County | 0.23 |
| 55 | Jackson County | 0.20 |
| 55 | Yancey County | 0.20 |
| 56 | Buncombe County | 0.19 |
| 56 | Person County | 0.19 |
| 57 | Polk County | 0.18 |
| 58 | Beaufort County | 0.17 |
| 59 | Pamlico County | 0.16 |
| 60 | Wilkes County | 0.15 |
| 61 | Lincoln County | 0.14 |
| 61 | Swain County | 0.14 |
| 62 | Dare County | 0.13 |
| 63 | Caldwell County | 0.12 |
| 63 | Duplin County | 0.12 |
| 63 | Perquimans County | 0.12 |
| 64 | Davie County | 0.11 |
| 64 | Hyde County | 0.11 |
| 64 | Mitchell County | 0.11 |
| 64 | Surry County | 0.11 |
| 65 | Haywood County | 0.10 |
| 66 | Yadkin County | 0.07 |
| 67 | Alleghany County | 0.06 |
| 67 | Madison County | 0.06 |
| 67 | Stokes County | 0.06 |
| 68 | Cherokee County | 0.05 |
| 69 | Alexander County | 0.04 |
| 69 | Clay County | 0.04 |
| 70 | Ashe County | 0.01 |
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