North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2011

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, there were 2,057,361 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in North Carolina and they represented 21.30% of the total population of North Carolina in 2011. Mecklenburg County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (289,325), followed by Wake County (189,822), and Guilford County (161,184). On the other hand, Graham County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (17), followed by Mitchell County (61), and Clay County (82).

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 (61.88%), followed by Hertford County (60.17%), and Northampton County (58.14%).

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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 2011
North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2011
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Alamance 28415 18.61
Alexander 1959 5.29
Alleghany 135 1.23
Anson 12910 48.69
Ashe 155 0.57
Avery 738 4.15
Beaufort 12051 25.27
Bertie 12905 61.88
Bladen 12057 34.57
Brunswick 12317 11.18
Buncombe 15176 6.29
Burke 5940 6.56
Cabarrus 27691 15.28
Caldwell 3977 4.82
Camden 1293 12.9
Carteret 4042 5.99
Caswell 7901 33.69
Catawba 12884 8.34
Chatham 8324 12.98
Cherokee 320 1.18
Chowan 5065 34.21
Clay 82 0.77
Cleveland 20161 20.69
Columbus 17456 30.25
Craven 22622 21.57
Cumberland 116306 35.18
Currituck 1334 5.58
Dare 826 2.42
Davidson 14458 8.87
Davie 2540 6.15
Duplin 14935 25.22
Durham 104944 37.94
Edgecombe 32216 57.49
Forsyth 90828 25.62
Franklin 16042 26.32
Gaston 31456 15.2
Gates 3999 33.21
Graham 17 0.19
Granville 18150 31.56
Greene 7856 36.51
Guilford 161184 32.56
Halifax 28712 53.05
Harnett 24523 20.57
Haywood 618 1.05
Henderson 3212 2.99
Hertford 14880 60.17
Hoke 16217 32.78
Hyde 1819 31.37
Iredell 18956 11.77
Jackson 716 1.78
Johnston 25821 14.97
Jones 3200 31.82
Lee 11504 19.65
Lenoir 23958 40.32
Lincoln 4226 5.4
McDowell 1672 3.71
Macon 418 1.23
Madison 260 1.25
Martin 10406 43.03
Mecklenburg 289325 30.65
Mitchell 61 0.4
Montgomery 5190 18.74
Moore 11776 13.19
Nash 36120 37.71
New Hanover 29768 14.45
Northampton 12742 58.14
Onslow 27159 14.68
Orange 15914 11.8
Pamlico 2637 19.91
Pasquotank 15015 37.27
Pender 9251 17.4
Perquimans 3319 24.59
Person 10609 26.84
Pitt 58054 33.99
Polk 855 4.21
Randolph 7960 5.61
Richmond 14230 30.5
Robeson 32744 24.23
Rockingham 17480 18.73
Rowan 21909 15.9
Rutherford 6725 9.97
Sampson 16907 26.62
Scotland 14057 38.75
Stanly 6568 10.85
Stokes 1883 4
Surry 2636 3.59
Swain 95 0.68
Transylvania 1243 3.79
Tyrrell 1621 37.39
Union 23675 11.55
Vance 22599 49.9
Wake 189822 20.43
Warren 10918 52.03
Washington 6383 49.47
Watauga 817 1.58
Wayne 38778 31.26
Wilkes 2807 4.07
Wilson 31645 38.99
Yadkin 1153 3.01
Yancey 126 0.71