Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic - White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on March 27, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for North Carolina counties, in April 2020, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Non-Hispanic - White Alone (645.02K), followed by Mecklenburg County (498.68K), and Guilford County (255.64K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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

You can also see similar ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic - White Alone Population from Census 2020
Wake
645.02K
Mecklenburg
498.68K
Guilford
255.64K
Buncombe
214.86K
Forsyth
208.13K
New Hanover
167.15K
Union
161.11K
Gaston
153.65K
Johnston
136.46K
Iredell
136.39K
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic - White Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Population
1 Wake County 645,020
2 Mecklenburg County 498,683
3 Guilford County 255,640
4 Buncombe County 214,862
5 Forsyth County 208,126
6 New Hanover County 167,150
7 Union County 161,113
8 Gaston County 153,653
9 Johnston County 136,464
10 Iredell County 136,393
11 Cabarrus County 133,781
12 Durham County 133,768
13 Cumberland County 133,201
14 Onslow County 129,499
15 Davidson County 129,487
16 Catawba County 116,120
17 Brunswick County 110,716
18 Randolph County 108,354
19 Alamance County 102,487
20 Rowan County 100,135
21 Orange County 96,537
22 Henderson County 91,747
23 Pitt County 86,837
24 Harnett County 77,876
25 Moore County 75,391
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