Ranking of North Carolina Counties By White 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, Wake County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as White Alone (528.12K), followed by Mecklenburg County (426.86K), and Guilford County (219.69K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties based on White 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 White Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Wake
528.12K
Mecklenburg
426.86K
Guilford
219.69K
Buncombe
183.79K
Forsyth
177.40K
New Hanover
143.80K
Gaston
127.73K
Union
125.19K
Durham
118.92K
Cumberland
114.42K
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By White Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
White Alone Voting-age Population
1 Wake County 528,118
2 Mecklenburg County 426,861
3 Guilford County 219,688
4 Buncombe County 183,786
5 Forsyth County 177,400
6 New Hanover County 143,802
7 Gaston County 127,725
8 Union County 125,193
9 Durham County 118,917
10 Cumberland County 114,420
11 Iredell County 111,054
12 Johnston County 110,168
13 Onslow County 108,554
14 Cabarrus County 108,360
15 Davidson County 106,410
16 Brunswick County 98,602
17 Catawba County 97,935
18 Randolph County 90,124
19 Alamance County 87,334
20 Rowan County 83,749
21 Orange County 82,567
22 Henderson County 78,971
23 Pitt County 72,998
24 Harnett County 63,089
25 Moore County 62,154
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