Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on August 27, 2023.

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 with a voting-age population of at least 10K, Kinston city had the highest percentage of its voting-age population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (67.01%), followed by Henderson city (63.29%), and Rocky Mount city (61.81%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of North Carolina cities and places with a voting-age population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the voting-age population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, in North Carolina.

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Kinston
Henderson
Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
Elizabeth City
Wilson
Laurinburg
Fayetteville
Knightdale
Greensboro
Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Voting-age Population
1 Kinston city 67.01
2 Henderson city 63.29
3 Rocky Mount city 61.81
4 Goldsboro city 52.24
5 Elizabeth City city 50.12
6 Wilson city 47.50
7 Laurinburg city 44.97
8 Fayetteville city 42.21
9 Knightdale town 41.95
10 Greensboro city 40.98
11 Reidsville city 39.90
12 Greenville city 38.63
13 Shelby city 37.03
14 Durham city 35.86
15 Salisbury city 35.07
16 Lumberton city 34.63
17 Roanoke Rapids city 33.05
18 Hope Mills town 32.60
19 Charlotte city 32.56
20 Winston-Salem city 32.24
21 High Point city 30.75
22 Statesville city 30.73
23 Garner town 29.44
24 Gastonia city 29.14
25 Burlington city 27.86
26 Lexington city 27.73
27 Eden city 26.19
28 New Bern city 26.08
29 Graham city 25.66
30 Raleigh city 25.17
31 Sanford city 24.39
32 Mebane city 23.76
33 Clayton town 23.48
34 Monroe city 22.84
35 Albemarle city 22.46
36 Concord city 21.86
37 Kannapolis city 21.57
38 Piney Green CDP 21.44
39 Thomasville city 20.03
40 Harrisburg town 19.75
41 Mount Holly city 17.12
42 Jacksonville city 17.00
43 Havelock city 16.89
44 Wake Forest town 15.83
45 Southern Pines town 15.34
46 Wilmington city 15.31
47 Mint Hill town 15.13
48 Kernersville town 14.88
49 Fuquay-Varina town 14.03
50 Hickory city 13.34
51 Huntersville town 12.06
52 Newton city 11.93
53 Asheboro city 11.92
53 Murraysville CDP 11.92
54 Indian Trail town 11.58
55 Lenoir city 11.39
56 Carrboro town 10.67
57 Morganton city 10.53
58 Mooresville town 10.50
59 Matthews town 10.39
60 Morrisville town 10.05
61 Asheville city 9.86
62 Waxhaw town 9.77
63 Boone town 9.66
64 Belmont city 9.58
65 Holly Springs town 9.28
66 Chapel Hill town 9.24
67 Leland town 7.98
68 Elon town 7.97
69 Clemmons village 7.93
70 Cary town 7.92
71 Stallings town 7.84
72 Apex town 6.99
73 Hendersonville city 6.62
74 Cornelius town 6.11
75 Lewisville town 5.25
76 Davidson town 5.17
77 Pinehurst village 3.21