Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (250.65K), followed by Wake County (157.66K), and Guilford County (138.67K).

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

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

Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Mecklenburg
250.65K
Wake
157.66K
Guilford
138.67K
Cumberland
95.66K
Durham
87.67K
Forsyth
73.00K
Pitt
45.02K
Cabarrus
30.61K
Gaston
29.66K
Nash
28.42K
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Mecklenburg County 250,649
2 Wake County 157,662
3 Guilford County 138,672
4 Cumberland County 95,657
5 Durham County 87,670
6 Forsyth County 73,000
7 Pitt County 45,019
8 Cabarrus County 30,611
9 Gaston County 29,660
10 Nash County 28,419
11 Wayne County 27,408
12 Alamance County 26,095
13 Johnston County 24,948
14 Wilson County 23,054
15 New Hanover County 21,227
16 Edgecombe County 21,025
17 Onslow County 20,997
18 Robeson County 20,315
19 Harnett County 20,043
20 Union County 19,841
21 Halifax County 19,564
22 Rowan County 17,649
23 Lenoir County 16,899
24 Iredell County 16,082
25 Vance County 16,015
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