North Carolina White Alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the White Alone population in North Carolina was 7,210,104 and represented 70.95% of the total North Carolina population (10,161,802).

Among North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (719,062), followed by Mecklenburg County (613,763), and Guilford County (300,122). Tyrrell County had the lowest (2,341).

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 2016
North Carolina White Alone Population By County in 2016
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Alamance 119922 74.78
Alexander 33725 90.85
Alleghany 10443 95.56
Anson 12038 47.82
Ashe 25833 97.14
Avery 16303 93.43
Beaufort 34015 71.75
Bertie 6961 35.86
Bladen 20341 60.44
Brunswick 108631 85.93
Buncombe 228667 89.6
Burke 77067 86.16
Cabarrus 152064 75.38
Caldwell 75377 92.12
Camden 8578 82.6
Carteret 61849 89.8
Caswell 14606 64.21
Catawba 131947 84.3
Chatham 57193 82.08
Cherokee 26097 93.67
Chowan 8917 62.76
Clay 10410 96.52
Cleveland 73821 76.08
Columbus 35605 63.22
Craven 73914 71.91
Cumberland 174523 52.3
Currituck 23266 90.64
Dare 33803 94.15
Davidson 142134 86.41
Davie 37853 90.28
Duplin 41447 69.91
Durham 163214 52.97
Edgecombe 21014 39.44
Forsyth 248515 66.91
Franklin 45328 70.08
Gaston 171519 79.14
Gates 7475 64.61
Graham 7645 89.52
Granville 37778 64.34
Greene 12266 58.17
Guilford 300122 57.22
Halifax 20827 40.2
Harnett 93867 71.75
Haywood 58217 96.24
Henderson 105568 92.84
Hertford 8692 35.9
Hoke 26577 50.06
Hyde 3709 68.26
Iredell 142830 82.75
Jackson 36276 85.07
Johnston 152409 79.82
Jones 6337 66.21
Lee 44550 74.68
Lenoir 31858 55.63
Lincoln 74406 91.59
McDowell 41684 92.89
Macon 32730 95.43
Madison 20594 96.23
Martin 12718 55.01
Mecklenburg 613763 58.01
Mitchell 14486 96.55
Montgomery 20973 76.86
Moore 79079 82.84
Nash 52498 55.81
New Hanover 183742 81.69
Northampton 8075 40.1
Onslow 147630 76.59
Orange 109498 76.65
Pamlico 9922 77.69
Pasquotank 23201 58.86
Pender 47341 80.47
Perquimans 9980 74.34
Person 27501 69.95
Pitt 105989 59.78
Polk 18954 92.83
Randolph 127687 89.25
Richmond 27822 61.78
Robeson 41568 31.17
Rockingham 71092 77.84
Rowan 111486 79.97
Rutherford 57862 87.25
Sampson 42074 66.57
Scotland 16003 45.32
Stanly 51270 84.29
Stokes 43033 93.76
Surry 67240 93.36
Swain 9068 63.91
Transylvania 31248 93.47
Tyrrell 2341 58.28
Union 186695 82.43
Vance 20300 45.56
Wake 719062 68.55
Warren 8084 40.68
Washington 5811 48.1
Watauga 51503 95.07
Wayne 78496 63.12
Wilkes 63792 93.03
Wilson 45480 55.94
Yadkin 35394 94.01
Yancey 16986 96.57