North Carolina White Alone Population By County in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the White Alone population in North Carolina was 7,006,010 and represented 71.84% of the total North Carolina population (9,751,810).

Among North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (661,919), followed by Mecklenburg County (578,602), and Guilford County (296,306). Tyrrell County had the lowest (2,452).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's White Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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North Carolina White Alone Population By County in 2012
North Carolina White Alone Population By County in 2012
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Alamance 116464 75.97
Alexander 33829 91.61
Alleghany 10533 96.25
Anson 12626 47.98
Ashe 26237 97.46
Avery 16574 94.08
Beaufort 34019 71.71
Bertie 7362 35.93
Bladen 21025 60.41
Brunswick 95576 85.31
Buncombe 218757 89.74
Burke 78059 86.77
Cabarrus 145117 78.72
Caldwell 75844 92.39
Camden 8285 82.8
Carteret 61013 90
Caswell 14724 63.9
Catawba 131968 85.28
Chatham 53034 82.16
Cherokee 25493 94.27
Chowan 9280 63.15
Clay 10349 97.08
Cleveland 74600 76.65
Columbus 36773 63.9
Craven 76423 72.52
Cumberland 178254 53.99
Currituck 21906 91.16
Dare 32471 94.42
Davidson 142511 87.4
Davie 37475 90.77
Duplin 41682 70.11
Durham 149276 52.79
Edgecombe 22263 39.99
Forsyth 242596 67.83
Franklin 42833 69.76
Gaston 167948 80.78
Gates 7591 63.85
Graham 7876 90.5
Granville 37367 64.9
Greene 12435 58.66
Guilford 296306 59.19
Halifax 21854 40.67
Harnett 88557 72.44
Haywood 56802 96.82
Henderson 100641 93.35
Hertford 8848 35.94
Hoke 25486 50.47
Hyde 3834 67.39
Iredell 135490 83.26
Jackson 34664 85.25
Johnston 141090 80.91
Jones 6593 65.5
Lee 44561 75.2
Lenoir 33404 56.49
Lincoln 72368 91.9
McDowell 41918 93.14
Macon 32513 96.15
Madison 20193 96.56
Martin 13054 54.73
Mecklenburg 578602 59.81
Mitchell 14869 97.01
Montgomery 21187 77.01
Moore 74619 82.72
Nash 55124 57.89
New Hanover 170086 81.33
Northampton 8496 39.91
Onslow 147356 77.22
Orange 106738 77.42
Pamlico 10089 77.51
Pasquotank 23543 58.26
Pender 42527 79.15
Perquimans 9930 73.07
Person 27558 70.32
Pitt 105531 60.99
Polk 18885 93.26
Randolph 128441 90.28
Richmond 29090 62.74
Robeson 43696 32.26
Rockingham 72563 78.26
Rowan 110809 80.58
Rutherford 58755 87.4
Sampson 42732 67.07
Scotland 16744 46.39
Stanly 51511 85.19
Stokes 43897 93.97
Surry 68664 93.69
Swain 9315 66.28
Transylvania 30777 93.69
Tyrrell 2452 59.49
Union 174122 83.67
Vance 20994 46.55
Wake 661919 69.51
Warren 8400 40.48
Washington 6061 47.87
Watauga 49772 95.57
Wayne 79348 63.69
Wilkes 64510 93.62
Wilson 46521 57.16
Yadkin 36054 94.51
Yancey 17099 97.02