North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2010

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, there were 2,034,398 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in North Carolina and they represented 21.25% of the total population of North Carolina in 2010. Mecklenburg County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (281,069), followed by Wake County (184,909), and Guilford County (158,350). On the other hand, Graham County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (18), followed by Mitchell County (56), and Clay County (67).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Bertie County had the highest percentage (62.31%), followed by Hertford County (60.27%), and Northampton County (58.16%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2010
North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2010
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Alamance 28118 18.57
Alexander 2032 5.46
Alleghany 137 1.23
Anson 13006 48.43
Ashe 155 0.57
Avery 721 4.05
Beaufort 12143 25.39
Bertie 13236 62.31
Bladen 12199 34.68
Brunswick 12215 11.3
Buncombe 15093 6.32
Burke 5947 6.57
Cabarrus 26983 15.11
Caldwell 4033 4.86
Camden 1294 12.93
Carteret 3991 5.98
Caswell 8013 33.75
Catawba 12934 8.36
Chatham 8326 13.04
Cherokee 327 1.19
Chowan 5032 34.15
Clay 67 0.63
Cleveland 20265 20.7
Columbus 17562 30.28
Craven 22958 22.04
Cumberland 115503 35.3
Currituck 1340 5.66
Dare 811 2.39
Davidson 14364 8.82
Davie 2573 6.24
Duplin 14704 25.07
Durham 102496 37.77
Edgecombe 32393 57.24
Forsyth 90029 25.62
Franklin 16092 26.45
Gaston 31099 15.09
Gates 4037 33.19
Graham 18 0.2
Granville 18350 31.81
Greene 7848 36.92
Guilford 158350 32.34
Halifax 28912 53.07
Harnett 23826 20.58
Haywood 623 1.06
Henderson 3187 2.98
Hertford 14931 60.27
Hoke 15659 32.97
Hyde 1830 31.49
Iredell 18821 11.78
Jackson 749 1.86
Johnston 25293 14.91
Jones 3267 32.22
Lee 11387 19.67
Lenoir 23985 40.32
Lincoln 4260 5.45
McDowell 1664 3.69
Macon 429 1.26
Madison 234 1.13
Martin 10587 43.2
Mecklenburg 281069 30.44
Mitchell 56 0.36
Montgomery 5180 18.68
Moore 11782 13.3
Nash 35646 37.2
New Hanover 29608 14.56
Northampton 12816 58.16
Onslow 27599 14.77
Orange 15808 11.8
Pamlico 2614 19.94
Pasquotank 15263 37.56
Pender 9218 17.59
Perquimans 3323 24.65
Person 10586 26.86
Pitt 57234 33.89
Polk 901 4.4
Randolph 8067 5.68
Richmond 14192 30.43
Robeson 32495 24.17
Rockingham 17602 18.79
Rowan 22113 15.99
Rutherford 6820 10.07
Sampson 16991 26.74
Scotland 13891 38.52
Stanly 6599 10.89
Stokes 1890 3.99
Surry 2665 3.61
Swain 83 0.59
Transylvania 1288 3.89
Tyrrell 1675 37.94
Union 23373 11.56
Vance 22432 49.53
Wake 184909 20.39
Warren 10918 52.06
Washington 6519 49.69
Watauga 849 1.67
Wayne 38256 31.13
Wilkes 2811 4.06
Wilson 31523 38.78
Yadkin 1162 3.02
Yancey 134 0.75