North Carolina American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 130,032 people in North Carolina who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone, which is 1.25% of the total population of North Carolina. Robeson County had the highest number of people who identify as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (44,871), followed by Mecklenburg County (6,700), and Wake County (5,756). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone were: Tyrrell County (5), Hyde County (10), and Washington County (23).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Robeson County had the highest percentage, with 38.51% of its population identifying their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone, followed by Swain County (29.55%), and Scotland County (10.96%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in North Carolina.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

North Carolina American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population By County in Census 2020
North Carolina American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County American Indian & Alaska Native Population % of County Population
Alamance County 1427 0.83
Alexander County 144 0.40
Alleghany County 47 0.43
Anson County 106 0.48
Ashe County 77 0.29
Avery County 89 0.50
Beaufort County 168 0.38
Bertie County 63 0.35
Bladen County 799 2.70
Brunswick County 895 0.66
Buncombe County 1243 0.46
Burke County 1337 1.53
Cabarrus County 1133 0.50
Caldwell County 340 0.42
Camden County 49 0.47
Carteret County 312 0.46
Caswell County 85 0.37
Catawba County 1023 0.64
Chatham County 471 0.62
Cherokee County 436 1.52
Chowan County 47 0.34
Clay County 44 0.40
Cleveland County 277 0.28
Columbus County 1732 3.42
Craven County 413 0.41
Cumberland County 5556 1.66
Currituck County 118 0.42
Dare County 181 0.49
Davidson County 1018 0.60
Davie County 207 0.49
Duplin County 488 1.00
Durham County 2285 0.70
Edgecombe County 194 0.40
Forsyth County 2528 0.66
Franklin County 491 0.72
Gaston County 1082 0.48
Gates County 71 0.68
Graham County 590 7.35
Granville County 370 0.61
Greene County 185 0.91
Guilford County 3183 0.59
Halifax County 1667 3.43
Harnett County 1423 1.07
Haywood County 363 0.59
Henderson County 565 0.49
Hertford County 206 0.96
Hoke County 4063 7.80
Hyde County 10 0.22
Iredell County 711 0.38
Jackson County 4098 9.51
Johnston County 1767 0.82
Jones County 61 0.67
Lee County 533 0.84
Lenoir County 182 0.33
Lincoln County 328 0.38
McDowell County 216 0.49
Macon County 279 0.75
Madison County 71 0.34
Martin County 82 0.37
Mecklenburg County 6700 0.60
Mitchell County 30 0.20
Montgomery County 139 0.54
Moore County 825 0.83
Nash County 739 0.78
New Hanover County 1038 0.46
Northampton County 48 0.28
Onslow County 1460 0.71
Orange County 851 0.57
Pamlico County 58 0.47
Pasquotank County 213 0.53
Pender County 354 0.59
Perquimans County 39 0.30
Person County 281 0.72
Pitt County 711 0.42
Polk County 81 0.42
Randolph County 1150 0.80
Richmond County 1041 2.42
Robeson County 44871 38.51
Rockingham County 441 0.48
Rowan County 761 0.52
Rutherford County 224 0.35
Sampson County 1294 2.19
Scotland County 3745 10.96
Stanly County 275 0.44
Stokes County 181 0.41
Surry County 314 0.44
Swain County 4171 29.55
Transylvania County 125 0.38
Tyrrell County 5 0.15
Union County 1215 0.51
Vance County 161 0.38
Wake County 5756 0.51
Warren County 978 5.25
Washington County 23 0.21
Watauga County 131 0.24
Wayne County 682 0.58
Wilkes County 218 0.33
Wilson County 489 0.62
Yadkin County 203 0.55
Yancey County 82 0.44