North Carolina White Alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the White Alone population in North Carolina was 7,268,779 and represented 70.74% of the total North Carolina population (10,275,758).

Among North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (731,791), followed by Mecklenburg County (622,018), and Guilford County (299,713). Tyrrell County had the lowest (2,386).

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 2017
North Carolina White Alone Population By County in 2017
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Alamance 121227 74.22
Alexander 33700 90.82
Alleghany 10481 95.25
Anson 11845 47.65
Ashe 25995 97.01
Avery 16325 93.17
Beaufort 33762 71.69
Bertie 6859 35.64
Bladen 20154 60.26
Brunswick 112768 86.09
Buncombe 230452 89.53
Burke 77508 85.98
Cabarrus 153699 74.26
Caldwell 75369 91.96
Camden 8714 82.86
Carteret 61991 89.82
Caswell 14512 64.15
Catawba 132549 83.99
Chatham 58560 82.19
Cherokee 26204 93.59
Chowan 8712 62.16
Clay 10627 96.32
Cleveland 73781 75.91
Columbus 35318 63.07
Craven 73683 71.72
Cumberland 170913 51.53
Currituck 23892 90.74
Dare 34110 94.08
Davidson 142398 86.05
Davie 38111 90.1
Duplin 41271 70.02
Durham 166439 53.27
Edgecombe 20914 39.62
Forsyth 250792 66.72
Franklin 46433 70.17
Gaston 172713 78.58
Gates 7446 64.74
Graham 7597 89.07
Granville 38199 64.25
Greene 12284 58.59
Guilford 299713 56.7
Halifax 20587 40.11
Harnett 94852 71.54
Haywood 58791 96.12
Henderson 106946 92.65
Hertford 8542 35.72
Hoke 27020 49.85
Hyde 3549 67.86
Iredell 145038 82.56
Jackson 36771 85.08
Johnston 156144 79.45
Jones 6317 66.15
Lee 45092 74.63
Lenoir 31472 55.56
Lincoln 75607 91.53
McDowell 41783 92.67
Macon 32998 95.34
Madison 20785 96.21
Martin 12540 55.07
Mecklenburg 622018 57.61
Mitchell 14453 96.41
Montgomery 20887 76.58
Moore 80718 82.89
Nash 52054 55.32
New Hanover 187245 81.82
Northampton 7947 39.94
Onslow 148780 76.17
Orange 110269 76.78
Pamlico 9801 77.6
Pasquotank 23249 58.98
Pender 49179 80.9
Perquimans 10006 74.32
Person 27488 69.75
Pitt 106270 59.48
Polk 19091 92.82
Randolph 127316 89.03
Richmond 27619 61.67
Robeson 41138 31.02
Rockingham 70591 77.71
Rowan 111791 79.69
Rutherford 58011 87.16
Sampson 42111 66.64
Scotland 15797 44.91
Stanly 51739 84.19
Stokes 42860 93.77
Surry 67200 93.19
Swain 9128 63.98
Transylvania 31613 93.5
Tyrrell 2386 57.19
Union 189679 81.93
Vance 20124 45.34
Wake 731791 68.24
Warren 8096 40.83
Washington 5705 47.75
Watauga 52474 94.98
Wayne 77747 63.11
Wilkes 63638 92.96
Wilson 45475 55.84
Yadkin 35320 93.94
Yancey 17121 96.68