Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Some Other Race Alone from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for North Carolina counties, in April 2020, among all of North Carolina's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Monroe city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Some Other Race Alone (21.42%), followed by Asheboro city (16.86%), and Sanford city (16.42%).
The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of North Carolina cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Some Other Race Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in North Carolina.
| Rank | City or Place | Percent of City Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe city | 21.42 |
| 2 | Asheboro city | 16.86 |
| 3 | Sanford city | 16.42 |
| 4 | Burlington city | 13.46 |
| 5 | Morganton city | 13.29 |
| 6 | Smithfield town | 13.26 |
| 7 | Pineville town | 11.76 |
| 8 | Graham city | 11.69 |
| 9 | Lexington city | 11.08 |
| 10 | Winston-Salem city | 10.66 |
| 11 | Thomasville city | 9.95 |
| 12 | Durham city | 9.80 |
| 13 | Charlotte city | 9.57 |
| 14 | Newton city | 9.29 |
| 15 | Kannapolis city | 9.18 |
| 16 | Salisbury city | 8.77 |
| 17 | Hendersonville city | 8.72 |
| 18 | Concord city | 7.69 |
| 19 | Jacksonville city | 7.48 |
| 19 | Raleigh city | 7.48 |
| 20 | Indian Trail town | 7.32 |
| 21 | Spring Lake town | 7.23 |
| 22 | Boone town | 7.18 |
| 23 | Hickory city | 7.12 |
| 24 | Gastonia city | 7.10 |
| 25 | Lincolnton city | 7.08 |
| 26 | Garner town | 6.99 |
| 27 | Knightdale town | 6.93 |
| 28 | Wilson city | 6.57 |
| 29 | Lumberton city | 6.40 |
| 30 | High Point city | 6.38 |
| 31 | Lenoir city | 6.26 |
| 32 | Clayton town | 6.22 |
| 33 | Statesville city | 6.08 |
| 34 | Mint Hill town | 5.94 |
| 35 | Carrboro town | 5.83 |
| 36 | Henderson city | 5.76 |
| 37 | Greensboro city | 5.64 |
| 38 | Spout Springs CDP | 5.46 |
| 39 | Piney Green CDP | 5.37 |
| 40 | Kernersville town | 5.24 |
| 41 | Havelock city | 4.99 |
| 42 | Anderson Creek CDP | 4.97 |
| 43 | Fayetteville city | 4.93 |
| 44 | Mount Airy city | 4.62 |
| 45 | Hope Mills town | 4.61 |
| 46 | Huntersville town | 4.23 |
| 47 | Asheville city | 4.14 |
| 48 | Clemmons village | 4.13 |
| 49 | Mount Holly city | 4.08 |
| 50 | Matthews town | 4.01 |
| 51 | Mooresville town | 3.93 |
| 52 | Murraysville CDP | 3.91 |
| 52 | Wilmington city | 3.91 |
| 53 | Eden city | 3.88 |
| 54 | Albemarle city | 3.73 |
| 55 | Mebane city | 3.70 |
| 56 | Fuquay-Varina town | 3.69 |
| 57 | Reidsville city | 3.59 |
| 58 | Cary town | 3.45 |
| 59 | Archdale city | 3.43 |
| 60 | Tarboro town | 3.38 |
| 61 | Elizabeth City city | 3.33 |
| 62 | Stallings town | 3.31 |
| 63 | New Bern city | 3.19 |
| 64 | Greenville city | 3.13 |
| 65 | Waynesville town | 3.06 |
| 66 | Rocky Mount city | 3.05 |
| 67 | Chapel Hill town | 3.01 |
| 68 | Apex town | 3.00 |
| 69 | Goldsboro city | 2.96 |
| 70 | Cornelius town | 2.94 |
| 71 | Leland town | 2.74 |
| 72 | Wake Forest town | 2.73 |
| 73 | Shelby city | 2.70 |
| 74 | Summerfield town | 2.54 |
| 75 | Morrisville town | 2.49 |
| 76 | Waxhaw town | 2.42 |
| 77 | Lewisville town | 2.29 |
| 78 | Holly Springs town | 2.28 |
| 79 | Belmont city | 2.14 |
| 80 | Harrisburg town | 2.09 |
| 81 | Winterville town | 2.08 |
| 82 | Weddington town | 1.90 |
| 83 | Elon town | 1.81 |
| 84 | Roanoke Rapids city | 1.80 |
| 85 | Davidson town | 1.76 |
| 86 | Kings Mountain city | 1.69 |
| 87 | Southern Pines town | 1.51 |
| 88 | Laurinburg city | 1.42 |
| 89 | Kinston city | 1.30 |
| 90 | Myrtle Grove CDP | 1.11 |
| 91 | Pinehurst village | 1.08 |
| 92 | Lake Norman of Iredell CDP | 1.04 |