North Carolina White Alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on January 30, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the White Alone population in North Carolina was 7,345,917 and represented 70.30% of the total North Carolina population (10,449,445).

Among North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (762,516), followed by Mecklenburg County (635,584), and Guilford County (298,226). Tyrrell County had the lowest (2,066).

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 2020
North Carolina White Alone Population By County in 2020
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Alamance 125010 72.7
Alexander 32996 90.45
Alleghany 10348 94.96
Anson 10488 47.6
Ashe 25695 96.67
Avery 16532 92.63
Beaufort 32313 72.31
Bertie 6383 35.74
Bladen 17926 60.5
Brunswick 119793 86.71
Buncombe 241010 89.36
Burke 75495 86.2
Cabarrus 161295 70.99
Caldwell 73577 91.25
Camden 8672 83.33
Carteret 61032 90.12
Caswell 14553 64.11
Catawba 134167 83.39
Chatham 63050 82.24
Cherokee 26916 93.27
Chowan 8608 62.83
Clay 10656 95.64
Cleveland 75321 75.47
Columbus 31923 63.23
Craven 71852 71.39
Cumberland 168037 50.25
Currituck 25554 89.98
Dare 34625 93.5
Davidson 144065 85.15
Davie 38441 89.62
Duplin 34054 69.99
Durham 176377 54.18
Edgecombe 19319 39.61
Forsyth 253579 66.18
Franklin 48377 70
Gaston 175840 76.95
Gates 6804 65.12
Graham 7070 87.99
Granville 39028 63.92
Greene 11822 57.84
Guilford 298226 55.28
Halifax 19407 40
Harnett 94775 70.84
Haywood 59385 95.44
Henderson 107587 92.32
Hertford 7481 34.84
Hoke 25421 48.66
Hyde 3133 68.84
Iredell 153892 82
Jackson 35907 85.03
Johnston 170010 78.06
Jones 6114 66.84
Lee 47389 74.71
Lenoir 30267 54.98
Lincoln 79522 91.19
McDowell 41035 92.05
Macon 35178 94.84
Madison 20356 95.89
Martin 12135 55.28
Mecklenburg 635584 56.91
Mitchell 14300 95.94
Montgomery 19722 76.68
Moore 83236 83.01
Nash 51490 54.12
New Hanover 186156 82.26
Northampton 7046 40.41
Onslow 156419 76.33
Orange 110117 76.69
Pamlico 9554 77.66
Pasquotank 23712 58.44
Pender 49435 81.52
Perquimans 9755 74.95
Person 27332 69.75
Pitt 100124 58.77
Polk 17911 92.41
Randolph 127761 88.47
Richmond 26087 60.79
Robeson 35403 30.44
Rockingham 70461 77.27
Rowan 116800 79.38
Rutherford 55929 86.74
Sampson 39222 66.39
Scotland 14927 43.72
Stanly 52733 84.19
Stokes 41671 93.51
Surry 66204 92.76
Swain 8802 62.43
Transylvania 30846 93.34
Tyrrell 2066 63.79
Union 193289 80.72
Vance 19080 44.86
Wake 762516 67.44
Warren 7582 40.77
Washington 5194 47.32
Watauga 51205 94.62
Wayne 72976 62.23
Wilkes 61031 92.61
Wilson 43725 55.48
Yadkin 34856 93.58
Yancey 17835 96.46