Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of North Carolina's cities and places (towns and villages), Charlotte city had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (289.06K), followed by Greensboro city (125.57K), and Raleigh city (122.77K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of North Carolina cities and places based on Black or African American Alone population.

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

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Durham
Fayetteville
Winston-Salem
High Point
Greenville
Rocky Mount
Gastonia
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Black Alone Population
1 Charlotte city 289062
2 Greensboro city 125574
3 Raleigh city 122766
4 Durham city 102742
5 Fayetteville city 89645
6 Winston-Salem city 81148
7 High Point city 36610
8 Greenville city 36197
9 Rocky Mount city 34648
10 Gastonia city 24692
11 Concord city 23537
12 Wilson city 23112
13 Wilmington city 19091
14 Goldsboro city 18104
15 Burlington city 16338
16 Cary town 13879
17 Kinston city 13721
18 Jacksonville city 13254
19 Salisbury city 12830
20 Kannapolis city 11853
21 Asheville city 9938
22 Henderson city 9794
23 Elizabeth City city 9441
24 Garner town 9323
25 Statesville city 9210
26 Shelby city 8451
27 New Bern city 8414
28 Knightdale town 8247
29 Monroe city 7935
30 Wake Forest town 7644
31 Huntersville town 7349
32 Sanford city 7265
33 Laurinburg city 7159
34 Lumberton city 6797
35 Clayton town 6219
36 Hickory city 5995
36 Hope Mills town 5995
37 Chapel Hill town 5973
38 Reidsville city 5913
39 Mooresville town 5571
40 Thomasville city 5559
41 Lexington city 5483
42 Tarboro town 5440
43 Roanoke Rapids city 5290
44 Fuquay-Varina town 4788
45 Oxford city 4708
46 Indian Trail town 4630
47 Spring Lake town 4575
48 Graham city 4481
49 Mebane city 4377
50 Washington city 4308
51 Mint Hill town 4172
52 Kernersville town 4126
53 Eden city 4012
54 Apex town 3941
55 Albemarle city 3922
56 Harrisburg town 3802
57 Winterville town 3794
58 Roxboro city 3731
59 Anderson Creek CDP 3697
60 Holly Springs town 3576
61 Clinton city 3378
62 Dunn city 3354
63 Ahoskie town 3348
64 Asheboro city 3342
65 Rockingham city 3314
66 Williamston town 3254
67 Mount Holly city 3231
68 Smithfield town 3158
69 Wadesboro town 3104
70 Matthews town 3084
71 Piney Green CDP 2974
72 Morrisville town 2935
73 Havelock city 2881
74 Zebulon town 2811
75 Nashville town 2718
76 Butner town 2678
77 Wendell town 2648
78 Southern Pines town 2644
79 Kings Mountain city 2551
80 Pineville town 2480
81 Spout Springs CDP 2469
82 Edenton town 2349
83 Selma town 2318
84 Plymouth town 2269
85 Ayden town 2264
86 Hamlet city 2239
87 Carrboro town 2197
88 Windsor town 2190
89 Lenoir city 2141
90 Farmville town 2126
91 Rolesville town 2116
92 Mount Olive town 2093
93 Cornelius town 1987
94 Whiteville city 1982
95 Murraysville CDP 1975
96 Gibsonville town 1935
97 Leland town 1919
98 Waxhaw town 1845
99 Creedmoor city 1834
99 Raeford city 1834
100 Hillsborough town 1815
101 Boone town 1812
102 Aberdeen town 1772
103 Tabor City town 1750
104 Clemmons village 1740
105 Morganton city 1709
106 Half Moon CDP 1649
107 Enfield town 1585
108 Lillington town 1568
109 Forest City town 1555
110 Elizabethtown town 1553
111 South Rosemary CDP 1526
112 Warsaw town 1511
113 Lincolnton city 1510
114 Newton city 1507
115 Wrightsboro CDP 1502
116 Siler City town 1491
117 Belmont city 1473
118 Green Level town 1469
119 Murfreesboro town 1383
120 La Grange town 1346
121 Red Springs town 1330
122 Wingate town 1324
123 Stallings town 1318
124 Maxton town 1287
125 Dallas town 1284
126 Fairmont town 1274
127 Louisburg town 1272
128 Princeville town 1164
129 Brogden CDP 1137
130 Marshville town 1112
131 Scotland Neck town 1110
132 East Spencer town 1084
133 Hendersonville city 1080
134 Spencer town 1073
135 Polkton town 1069
136 Ranlo town 1061
137 Weldon town 1060
138 Sharpsburg town 1054
139 Yanceyville town 1039
140 Franklinton town 1031
141 Angier town 1018
142 Spindale town 1015
143 Benson town 1007
144 Walkertown town 1001
145 Kings Grant CDP 990
146 Grifton town 986
147 Chadbourn town 977
148 Troy town 941
149 Elon town 940
149 Marion city 940
150 Mar-Mac CDP 901
151 Burgaw town 898
152 Bessemer City city 872
153 Elroy CDP 867
154 Garysburg town 864
155 Wallace town 853
156 Forest Oaks CDP 842
157 Mocksville town 835
158 Mount Airy city 824
159 Pittsboro town 813
160 Erwin town 803
161 Pleasant Garden town 801
162 Hertford town 792
163 Navassa town 790
164 Bethel town 769
165 Robersonville town 764
166 Davidson town 762
166 Morehead City town 762
167 Archdale city 756
168 Pinetops town 752
169 Conover city 739
170 Rockfish CDP 736
171 River Road CDP 731
172 Lewisville town 725
173 Badin town 722
174 James City CDP 716
175 Eastover town 697
176 Rural Hall town 690
176 Snow Hill town 690
177 East Rockingham CDP 687
178 Brevard city 686
179 Maury CDP 679
180 Belhaven town 670
181 Elm City town 658
182 Spring Hope town 656
183 Long View town 638
184 Cherryville city 636
185 North Wilkesboro town 599
186 Midland town 597
186 Weddington town 597
187 Boiling Springs town 596
188 Madison town 589
189 Kingstown town 579
190 Rich Square town 578
191 Rowland town 576
192 Brunswick town 575
193 Pinehurst village 567
194 Roseboro town 558
195 Fremont town 553
196 Dobbins Heights town 550
196 Jamestown town 550
197 Silver City CDP 546
198 Troutman town 541
199 New Hope CDP 538
200 Wesley Chapel village 532
201 Bayboro town 526
202 Northchase CDP 520
203 Kenly town 517
204 Beaufort town 510
205 Mount Gilead town 507
206 Wilson's Mills town 502
207 South Henderson CDP 500
208 Liberty town 498
209 Light Oak CDP 492
209 Youngsville town 492
210 Summerfield town 491
211 Cullowhee CDP 487
212 South Weldon CDP 484
213 Glen Raven CDP 482
214 Norlina town 474
215 Cramerton town 472
216 Buies Creek CDP 470
217 Sedalia town 468
218 Norwood town 461
219 Biscoe town 459
220 Newport town 455
221 Gaston town 449
222 Whitakers town 435
223 Lowell city 434
224 Fletcher town 427
224 Seaboard town 427
225 Northwest city 426
226 Swepsonville town 424
227 Red Oak town 423
228 Carthage town 420
229 Stanley town 419
230 Maiden town 418
231 Woodfin town 417
232 Fair Bluff town 416
233 Greenevers town 411
234 Four Oaks town 407
235 Richlands town 403
236 Shallotte town 401
237 Lake Royale CDP 400
238 Bladenboro town 395
239 Silver Lake CDP 392
240 Vander CDP 391
241 Moyock CDP 390
241 Roper town 390
242 Skippers Corner CDP 381
243 Winton town 380
244 Rose Hill town 374
245 Coats town 370
246 Taylortown town 367
247 Aulander town 364
248 Archer Lodge town 362
248 Pumpkin Center CDP 362
248 St. Stephens CDP 362
249 Walnut Cove town 361
250 East Arcadia town 359
251 Warrenton town 354
252 Oak Ridge town 352
252 Rutherfordton town 352
253 Midway town 351
254 St. Pauls town 348
255 Belville town 345
256 Mineral Springs town 343
257 Randleman city 341
258 Trinity city 340
259 Conway town 339
259 Lewiston Woodville town 339
259 Maysville town 339
260 Black Mountain town 338
260 Dudley CDP 338
260 Landis town 338
260 Myrtle Grove CDP 338
261 Marvin village 337
262 Wilkesboro town 336
263 China Grove town 334
264 Stantonsburg town 330
265 Princeton town 324
266 Ansonville town 319
267 Pembroke town 318
267 Wentworth town 318
268 Middlesex town 298
269 Bolton town 297
270 Chocowinity town 293
271 Mayodan town 287
272 Southport city 286
273 Sandyfield town 285
273 Wagram town 285
274 Stokesdale town 282
275 Beulaville town 280
276 Magnolia town 278
277 Brices Creek CDP 275
278 Ellerbe town 273
279 Dortches town 271
280 Woodland town 269
281 Granite Quarry town 263
282 Haw River town 259
282 Oakboro town 259
283 Morven town 256
284 Pine Level town 254
285 Locust city 253
286 Five Points CDP 251
286 Littleton town 251
287 Kenansville town 250
288 Clarkton town 249
289 Columbia town 248
289 Vanceboro town 248
290 Mountain View CDP 247
291 Cordova CDP 239
292 Taylorsville town 238
293 Lucama town 237
294 Ramseur town 235
294 Swannanoa CDP 235
295 Cofield village 232
296 River Bend town 231
297 Fairplains CDP 223
298 Aurora town 218
298 Hampstead CDP 218
298 Lake Norman of Catawba CDP 218
298 Porters Neck CDP 218
299 Boiling Spring Lakes city 217
299 Laurel Hill CDP 217
300 Lake Park village 216
301 Elkin town 215
302 Hightsville CDP 213
303 Pinebluff town 212
304 East Flat Rock CDP 209
304 Hoffman town 209
305 Stem town 208
306 Tobaccoville village 207
307 Efland CDP 206
307 Rocky Point CDP 206
308 Holly Ridge town 205
309 Jackson Heights CDP 204
310 Winfall town 203
311 Jonesville town 202
312 Gamewell town 201
312 Kelly CDP 201
313 Lilesville town 200
314 Plain View CDP 193
315 Cleveland town 191
316 Gibson town 190
316 Tryon town 190
317 Hallsboro CDP 189
318 Parmele town 186
318 Waynesville town 186
319 Black Creek town 185
319 Bunnlevel CDP 185
320 Hollister CDP 182
320 Teachey town 182
321 Yadkinville town 180
322 Moncure CDP 178
323 Seven Lakes CDP 177
324 Dover town 175
324 Hamilton town 175
325 Stoneville town 173
326 Briar Chapel CDP 169
326 Cherry Branch CDP 169
327 Granite Falls town 166
327 King city 166
328 Garland town 165
329 Fountain town 164
330 Saratoga town 163
331 Lowesville CDP 161
332 Westport CDP 158
333 Mars Hill town 157
333 Saxapahaw CDP 157
334 Jamesville town 156
334 Stovall town 156
335 Bell Arthur CDP 155
336 Jackson town 153
337 Franklinville town 151
338 Welcome CDP 149
339 Oak City town 148
339 Rougemont CDP 148
340 Hookerton town 147
341 Cove City town 145
341 Riegelwood CDP 145
342 Kelford town 143
342 Royal Pines CDP 143
343 Evergreen CDP 141
343 Misenheimer village 141
344 Sea Breeze CDP 140
345 Ivanhoe CDP 138
346 Grimesland town 137
346 Unionville town 137
347 Lake Norman of Iredell CDP 136
347 Stedman town 136
348 Ogden CDP 135
349 Neuse Forest CDP 134
350 Wade town 133
351 Conetoe town 132
352 Castle Hayne CDP 131
352 Etowah CDP 131
352 Woodlawn CDP 131
353 Barker Ten Mile CDP 130
354 Belvoir CDP 129
355 Fairfield Harbour CDP 128
356 Alliance town 125
356 Catawba town 125
356 Long Creek CDP 125
356 Vandemere town 125
357 Swansboro town 124
358 Emma CDP 121
359 Bermuda Run town 119
359 Bowdens CDP 119
359 Faison town 119
359 Lake Waccamaw town 119
360 Simpson village 118
361 Powellsville town 117
362 Parkton town 116
363 Pikeville town 115
364 Claremont city 113
364 Gorman CDP 113
365 Peachland town 112
365 Spivey's Corner CDP 112
366 Governors Club CDP 111
367 Hemby Bridge town 110
367 White Oak CDP 110
368 Old Fort town 109
369 Castalia town 108
370 Engelhard CDP 107
371 Mills River town 104
372 Pilot Mountain town 103
372 Springdale CDP 103
373 Grandy CDP 100
373 Roxobel town 100
374 Avery Creek CDP 98
374 Ingold CDP 98
375 Sawmills town 97
376 Carolina Shores town 93
376 Denver CDP 93
376 Pink Hill town 93
377 Bailey town 92
377 Tyro CDP 92
378 Creswell town 91
378 Weaverville town 91
379 Bayshore CDP 90
379 Canton town 90
379 Hobgood town 90
379 Sylva town 90
380 Flat Rock CDP 89
380 Kill Devil Hills town 89
381 Broadway town 88
381 Cape Colony CDP 88
382 Grover town 87
383 McLeansville CDP 86
384 Bunn town 85
384 Rockwell town 85
385 Cooleemee town 84
385 Ossipee town 84
386 Fairfield CDP 81
386 Sneads Ferry CDP 81
387 Moravian Falls CDP 80
387 Newton Grove town 80
388 Bethlehem CDP 79
388 Candor town 79
388 Trenton town 79
389 Governors Village CDP 78
389 Graingers CDP 78
389 Valdese town 78
389 Vass town 78
390 Oak Island town 77
390 Pollocksville town 77
391 Montreat town 76
392 Camden CDP 74
392 Dobson town 74
392 Manteo town 74
392 Rennert town 74
392 Toast CDP 74
392 Whispering Pines village 74
393 Calabash town 73
393 Grantsboro town 73
393 Lawndale town 73
394 Ellenboro town 72
395 Caroleen CDP 71
395 Star town 71
396 Drexel town 70
396 Middleburg town 70
397 Enochville CDP 69
397 Hudson town 69
397 Patterson Springs town 69
398 Mount Pleasant town 68
398 Salem CDP 68
399 Alamance village 66
399 Mountain Home CDP 66
399 Murphy town 66
399 Scotch Meadows CDP 66
400 Dublin town 65
400 Mesic town 65
401 Bonnetsville CDP 63
402 Eureka town 62
402 Glen Alpine town 62
403 Keener CDP 61
404 Elrod CDP 60
404 St. Helena village 60
405 Calypso town 59
406 Iron Station CDP 58
406 Milton town 58
407 Salemburg town 57
407 Stony Point CDP 57
408 Cajah's Mountain town 56
408 Edneyville CDP 56
408 Falcon town 56
408 Valley Hill CDP 56
409 Barker Heights CDP 55
409 Macclesfield town 55
409 Swan Quarter CDP 55
410 Foxfire village 54
411 Carolina Beach town 53
411 Fairview CDP 53
411 Fairview town 53
411 Fruitland CDP 53
412 Henrietta CDP 52
412 Walnut Creek village 52
412 Walstonburg town 52
413 Boonville town 51
413 Halifax town 51
413 Severn town 51
413 Trent Woods town 51
414 East Laurinburg town 50
414 Franklin town 50
414 Micro town 50
414 Robbins town 50
414 Shannon CDP 50
414 South Mills CDP 50
414 Sunbury CDP 50
415 Bridgeton town 49
415 Dana CDP 49
415 Turkey town 49
416 Banner Elk town 48
416 Harrells town 48
416 Stokes CDP 48
416 Wallburg town 48
417 Ashley Heights CDP 47
417 Balfour CDP 47
417 Boardman town 47
417 Bryson City town 47
417 West Marion CDP 47
418 Delway CDP 46
418 Marietta town 46
419 Everetts town 45
419 Southmont CDP 45
419 Surf City town 45
420 Waco town 44
421 Speed town 43
422 Cricket CDP 42
422 Oriental town 42
423 Broad Creek CDP 41
423 Chowan Beach CDP 41
423 Sims town 41
424 Connelly Springs town 40
425 Advance CDP 39
425 Godwin town 39
426 Colerain town 38
426 High Shoals city 38
427 Kittrell town 37
427 Nebo CDP 37
428 New London town 36
428 Sparta town 36
428 Stonewall town 36
429 Cameron town 35
429 Milwaukee CDP 35
429 Proctorville town 35
429 White Lake town 35
430 Bostic town 34
430 Mooresboro town 34
430 Whitsett town 34
431 Bethania town 33
431 Bowmore CDP 33
431 Clyde town 33
431 Hassell town 33
431 McAdenville town 33
431 Staley town 33
432 Blue Clay Farms CDP 32
432 Deep Run CDP 32
432 Germanton CDP 32
433 Ruffin CDP 31
434 Old Hundred CDP 30
434 Pinnacle CDP 30
434 Richfield town 30
435 Arapahoe town 29
435 Momeyer town 29
435 Northlakes CDP 29
435 Sunset Beach town 29
436 Cypress Landing CDP 28
436 Gatesville town 28
436 Jackson Springs CDP 28
437 Atkinson town 27
437 Cape Carteret town 27
437 Fearrington Village CDP 27
437 St. James town 27
438 Burnsville town 26
438 Nags Head town 26
439 Harmony town 25
439 Mamers CDP 25
440 Flat Rock village 24
440 Raemon CDP 24
441 Hiddenite CDP 23
441 Maggie Valley town 23
441 Rhodhiss town 23
442 Cherokee CDP 22
442 Columbus town 22
442 Kitty Hawk town 22
442 West Canton CDP 22
443 Andrews town 21
443 Fallston town 21
443 Hildebran town 21
444 Brookford town 20
444 Earl town 20
444 Horse Shoe CDP 20
444 Pantego town 20
444 Ruth town 20
444 Southern Shores town 20
444 Vann Crossroads CDP 20
445 Cerro Gordo town 19
445 Lake Junaluska CDP 19
445 Mulberry CDP 19
445 Stanfield town 19
446 Bogue town 18
446 JAARS CDP 18
446 Jefferson town 18
446 West Jefferson town 18
447 Belwood town 17
447 Cedar Point town 17
447 Icard CDP 17
447 Robbinsville town 17
447 Rutherford College town 17
447 Saluda city 17
447 Spruce Pine town 17
448 Bent Creek CDP 16
448 Harrellsville town 16
448 Macon town 16
448 Minnesott Beach town 16
448 Potters Hill CDP 16
449 Foscoe CDP 15
449 Hays CDP 15
449 Laurel Park town 15
449 Rosman town 15
450 Cliffside CDP 14
450 Coinjock CDP 14
450 Newland town 14
450 Sandy Creek town 14
450 Wanchese CDP 14
450 White Plains CDP 14
451 Alexis CDP 13
451 Bayview CDP 13
451 Danbury town 13
451 Delco CDP 13
451 Emerald Isle town 13
451 Linden town 13
451 Norman town 13
451 Peletier town 13
452 Arrowhead Beach CDP 12
452 East Bend town 12
452 Hoopers Creek CDP 12
452 Manns Harbor CDP 12
452 North Topsail Beach town 12
452 Raynham town 12
452 Wrightsville Beach town 12
453 Buxton CDP 11
453 Kure Beach town 11
453 Leggett town 11
453 Millers Creek CDP 11
453 Ronda town 11
454 Bald Head Island village 10
455 Butters CDP 9
455 Lake Lure town 9
455 Lattimore town 9
455 Pleasant Hill CDP 9
455 Rex CDP 9
456 Chinquapin CDP 8
456 Crouse CDP 8
456 Forest Hills village 8
456 Glenwood CDP 8
456 Lumber Bridge town 8
456 McDonald town 8
456 Orrum town 8
457 Avon CDP 7
457 Deercroft CDP 7
457 Denton town 7
457 Falkland town 7
457 Highlands town 7
457 Watha town 7
458 Beech Mountain town 6
458 Biltmore Forest town 6
458 Brandywine Bay CDP 6
458 Gulf CDP 6
458 Hayesville town 6
458 Holden Beach town 6
458 Polkville city 6
459 Autryville town 5
459 Dundarrach CDP 5
459 Gerton CDP 5
459 Goldston town 5
459 Harkers Island CDP 5
459 Prospect CDP 5
459 Red Cross town 5
459 Yadkin College CDP 5
460 Askewville town 4
460 Carolina Meadows CDP 4
460 Millingport CDP 4
460 Ocracoke CDP 4
460 Salvo CDP 4
460 Seven Devils town 4
460 Seven Springs town 4
460 Tar Heel town 4
461 Altamahaw CDP 3
461 Barnardsville CDP 3
461 Blowing Rock town 3
461 Centerville CDP 3
461 Marble CDP 3
461 Pinetown CDP 3
461 Roberdel CDP 3
461 Sugar Mountain village 3
462 Bath town 2
462 Casar town 2
462 Dillsboro town 2
462 Faith town 2
462 Frisco CDP 2
462 Gold Hill CDP 2
462 Hatteras CDP 2
462 Lowgap CDP 2
462 McFarlan town 2
462 Pine Knoll Shores town 2
462 Smithtown CDP 2
462 Wakulla CDP 2
463 Bear Grass town 1
463 Cashiers CDP 1
463 Cove Creek CDP 1
463 Hobucken CDP 1
463 Indian Beach town 1
463 Lake Santeetlah town 1
463 Lasker town 1
463 Marshallberg CDP 1
463 Valle Crucis CDP 1
463 Varnamtown town 1
463 Waves CDP 1
463 Whittier CDP 1
464 Aquadale CDP 0
464 Atlantic CDP 0
464 Atlantic Beach town 0
464 Bakersville town 0
464 Bennett CDP 0
464 Bolivia town 0
464 Caswell Beach town 0
464 Cedar Rock village 0
464 Chimney Rock Village village 0
464 Como town 0
464 Crossnore town 0
464 Davis CDP 0
464 Dellview town 0
464 Duck town 0
464 Elk Park town 0
464 Farmington CDP 0
464 Fontana Dam town 0
464 Glenville CDP 0
464 Gloucester CDP 0
464 Grandfather Village village 0
464 Hot Springs town 0
464 Lansing town 0
464 Linville CDP 0
464 Love Valley town 0
464 Marshall town 0
464 Ocean Isle Beach town 0
464 Rodanthe CDP 0
464 Seagrove town 0
464 Spencer Mountain town 0
464 Topsail Beach town 0
464 Washington Park town 0
464 Webster town 0