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.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Black Alone Voting-age Population |
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| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 250649 |
| 2 | Wake County | 157662 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 138672 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 95657 |
| 5 | Durham County | 87670 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 73000 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 45019 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 30611 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 29660 |
| 10 | Nash County | 28419 |
| 11 | Wayne County | 27408 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 26095 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 24948 |
| 14 | Wilson County | 23054 |
| 15 | New Hanover County | 21227 |
| 16 | Edgecombe County | 21025 |
| 17 | Onslow County | 20997 |
| 18 | Robeson County | 20315 |
| 19 | Harnett County | 20043 |
| 20 | Union County | 19841 |
| 21 | Halifax County | 19564 |
| 22 | Rowan County | 17649 |
| 23 | Lenoir County | 16899 |
| 24 | Iredell County | 16082 |
| 25 | Vance County | 16015 |
| 26 | Craven County | 15609 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 15284 |
| 28 | Granville County | 14837 |
| 29 | Rockingham County | 13456 |
| 30 | Orange County | 12836 |
| 31 | Hoke County | 12465 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 12416 |
| 33 | Davidson County | 12161 |
| 34 | Buncombe County | 11911 |
| 35 | Columbus County | 11553 |
| 36 | Pasquotank County | 11336 |
| 37 | Sampson County | 11101 |
| 38 | Scotland County | 10046 |
| 39 | Catawba County | 10004 |
| 40 | Hertford County | 9844 |
| 41 | Richmond County | 9739 |
| 42 | Brunswick County | 9248 |
| 43 | Duplin County | 9129 |
| 44 | Bertie County | 8800 |
| 45 | Lee County | 8311 |
| 46 | Moore County | 8307 |
| 47 | Beaufort County | 7993 |
| 48 | Anson County | 7874 |
| 49 | Northampton County | 7784 |
| 50 | Person County | 7743 |
| 51 | Bladen County | 7645 |
| 52 | Warren County | 7281 |
| 53 | Martin County | 7019 |
| 54 | Randolph County | 6761 |
| 55 | Chatham County | 6390 |
| 56 | Pender County | 6227 |
| 57 | Greene County | 6037 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 5757 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 5456 |
| 60 | Rutherford County | 4665 |
| 61 | Washington County | 4154 |
| 62 | Burke County | 4034 |
| 63 | Lincoln County | 3587 |
| 64 | Chowan County | 3449 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 3343 |
| 66 | Caldwell County | 3040 |
| 67 | Carteret County | 2695 |
| 68 | Henderson County | 2643 |
| 69 | Gates County | 2504 |
| 70 | Perquimans County | 2193 |
| 71 | Jones County | 2160 |
| 72 | Wilkes County | 2121 |
| 73 | Watauga County | 1983 |
| 74 | Surry County | 1978 |
| 75 | Davie County | 1925 |
| 76 | Pamlico County | 1794 |
| 77 | Alexander County | 1648 |
| 78 | McDowell County | 1451 |
| 79 | Stokes County | 1377 |
| 80 | Currituck County | 1100 |
| 81 | Hyde County | 1027 |
| 82 | Yadkin County | 888 |
| 83 | Camden County | 871 |
| 84 | Transylvania County | 797 |
| 85 | Jackson County | 792 |
| 86 | Tyrrell County | 760 |
| 87 | Avery County | 662 |
| 88 | Dare County | 563 |
| 89 | Polk County | 561 |
| 90 | Haywood County | 550 |
| 91 | Cherokee County | 277 |
| 92 | Madison County | 210 |
| 93 | Macon County | 202 |
| 94 | Ashe County | 97 |
| 95 | Swain County | 92 |
| 96 | Yancey County | 90 |
| 97 | Alleghany County | 89 |
| 98 | Clay County | 53 |
| 99 | Mitchell County | 41 |
| 100 | Graham County | 36 |