Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Voting-age Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 29, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among all of North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest voting-age population who identified as Non-Hispanic (not hispanic or latino) (775.88K), followed by Mecklenburg County (746.05K), and Guilford County (389.73K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties based on the voting-age population who identified as non-hispanic.

You can see similar ranking information for other states and also for the different racial groups in North Carolina.

Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Wake
775.88K
Mecklenburg
746.05K
Guilford
389.73K
Forsyth
263.33K
Cumberland
227.74K
Durham
226.50K
Buncombe
205.30K
New Hanover
172.55K
Gaston
164.81K
Union
154.97K
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Non-Hispanic Voting-age Population
1 Wake County 775,882
2 Mecklenburg County 746,046
3 Guilford County 389,725
4 Forsyth County 263,325
5 Cumberland County 227,740
6 Durham County 226,499
7 Buncombe County 205,295
8 New Hanover County 172,548
9 Gaston County 164,805
10 Union County 154,973
11 Cabarrus County 150,640
12 Johnston County 139,001
13 Onslow County 137,788
14 Iredell County 133,635
15 Pitt County 123,727
16 Davidson County 123,580
17 Alamance County 118,339
18 Catawba County 115,505
19 Brunswick County 111,794
20 Orange County 108,900
21 Rowan County 105,108
22 Randolph County 100,384
23 Harnett County 86,735
24 Henderson County 84,352
25 Robeson County 81,232
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