North Carolina Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County

Updated on March 23, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, there were 2,107,526 people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone in North Carolina, which was 20.19% of the total North Carolina population.

Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (324,832), followed by Wake County (204,535), and Guilford County (179,423). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone were: Graham County (46), Mitchell County (50), and Clay County (60).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identify as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, Bertie County had the highest percentage (59.52%), followed by Hertford County (56.68%), and Edgecombe County (55.83%).

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

You can see similar information for other ethnicities, and also for the different racial groups in North Carolina.

You can also see this information for other states and also for the US by state.

North Carolina Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
North Carolina Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
County
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone Population
% of County Population
Mecklenburg 324,832 29.12
Wake 204,535 18.11
Guilford 179,423 33.15
Cumberland 124,173 37.10
Durham 109,225 33.63
Forsyth 93,738 24.50
Pitt 59,813 35.13
Cabarrus 41,687 18.46
Gaston 39,762 17.44
Nash 36,679 38.62
Wayne 35,329 30.11
Alamance 33,555 19.58
Johnston 33,041 15.30
Wilson 29,842 37.88
Edgecombe 27,299 55.83
New Hanover 26,974 11.95
Onslow 26,939 13.17
Harnett 26,769 20.04
Union 26,500 11.12
Robeson 26,218 22.50
Halifax 24,737 50.88
Rowan 22,730 15.48
Lenoir 22,034 39.97
Iredell 21,255 11.39
Vance 21,081 49.51
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