North Carolina White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 6,488,459 people in North Carolina who identified their race as White Alone, which is 62.15% of the total population of North Carolina. Wake County had the highest number of people who identify as White Alone (663,832), followed by Mecklenburg County (520,567), and Guilford County (263,428). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as White Alone were: Tyrrell County (1,903), Hyde County (2,956), and Washington County (4,999).
In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Ashe County had the highest percentage, with 91.94% of its population identifying their race as White Alone, followed by Mitchell County (91.68%), and Clay County (91.53%).
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 White Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
County | White Alone Population | % of County Population |
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Alamance County | 105847 | 61.75 |
Alexander County | 31284 | 85.84 |
Alleghany County | 9544 | 87.66 |
Anson County | 10692 | 48.48 |
Ashe County | 24435 | 91.94 |
Avery County | 15746 | 88.43 |
Beaufort County | 29817 | 66.78 |
Bertie County | 6339 | 35.35 |
Bladen County | 16102 | 54.39 |
Brunswick County | 112307 | 82.16 |
Buncombe County | 218867 | 81.23 |
Burke County | 69671 | 79.56 |
Cabarrus County | 137756 | 61.01 |
Caldwell County | 68859 | 85.38 |
Camden County | 8312 | 80.27 |
Carteret County | 58255 | 86.07 |
Caswell County | 14232 | 62.60 |
Catawba County | 118946 | 74.06 |
Chatham County | 54431 | 71.35 |
Cherokee County | 25640 | 89.11 |
Chowan County | 8351 | 60.92 |
Clay County | 10150 | 91.53 |
Cleveland County | 71076 | 71.42 |
Columbus County | 30380 | 60.01 |
Craven County | 66703 | 66.23 |
Cumberland County | 141912 | 42.40 |
Currituck County | 23878 | 84.98 |
Dare County | 32429 | 87.85 |
Davidson County | 131922 | 78.09 |
Davie County | 35340 | 82.74 |
Duplin County | 26084 | 53.54 |
Durham County | 139231 | 42.86 |
Edgecombe County | 17631 | 36.06 |
Forsyth County | 214877 | 56.16 |
Franklin County | 43473 | 63.40 |
Gaston County | 156794 | 68.79 |
Gates County | 6762 | 64.54 |
Graham County | 6913 | 86.09 |
Granville County | 34579 | 56.69 |
Greene County | 9992 | 48.86 |
Guilford County | 263428 | 48.67 |
Halifax County | 19304 | 39.70 |
Harnett County | 81867 | 61.29 |
Haywood County | 56440 | 90.90 |
Henderson County | 94151 | 80.97 |
Hertford County | 7622 | 35.37 |
Hoke County | 21031 | 40.38 |
Hyde County | 2956 | 64.42 |
Iredell County | 139369 | 74.65 |
Jackson County | 33426 | 77.54 |
Johnston County | 142425 | 65.94 |
Jones County | 5867 | 63.97 |
Lee County | 38413 | 60.70 |
Lenoir County | 27113 | 49.19 |
Lincoln County | 72716 | 83.77 |
McDowell County | 38356 | 86.04 |
Macon County | 32099 | 86.72 |
Madison County | 19373 | 91.41 |
Martin County | 11624 | 52.76 |
Mecklenburg County | 520567 | 46.67 |
Mitchell County | 13663 | 91.68 |
Montgomery County | 16917 | 65.69 |
Moore County | 77010 | 77.22 |
Nash County | 47378 | 49.89 |
New Hanover County | 170837 | 75.69 |
Northampton County | 6915 | 39.58 |
Onslow County | 137072 | 67.00 |
Orange County | 99091 | 66.64 |
Pamlico County | 9216 | 75.07 |
Pasquotank County | 22019 | 54.28 |
Pender County | 45305 | 75.25 |
Perquimans County | 9412 | 72.37 |
Person County | 25554 | 65.36 |
Pitt County | 88790 | 52.16 |
Polk County | 16934 | 87.61 |
Randolph County | 111459 | 77.31 |
Richmond County | 23969 | 55.81 |
Robeson County | 30041 | 25.78 |
Rockingham County | 65434 | 71.83 |
Rowan County | 102693 | 69.92 |
Rutherford County | 52808 | 81.94 |
Sampson County | 31254 | 52.94 |
Scotland County | 14402 | 42.14 |
Stanly County | 49149 | 78.63 |
Stokes County | 39966 | 89.77 |
Surry County | 59307 | 83.11 |
Swain County | 8638 | 61.19 |
Transylvania County | 28957 | 87.79 |
Tyrrell County | 1903 | 58.64 |
Union County | 165562 | 69.49 |
Vance County | 16682 | 39.18 |
Wake County | 663832 | 58.78 |
Warren County | 7253 | 38.91 |
Washington County | 4999 | 45.43 |
Watauga County | 45726 | 84.54 |
Wayne County | 62452 | 53.23 |
Wilkes County | 57105 | 86.56 |
Wilson County | 37341 | 47.40 |
Yadkin County | 30842 | 82.88 |
Yancey County | 16866 | 91.32 |