North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, there were 2,222,533 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in North Carolina and they represented 21.27% of the total population of North Carolina in 2020. Mecklenburg County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (351,150), followed by Wake County (223,666), and Guilford County (187,128). On the other hand, Graham County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (43), followed by Mitchell County (98), and Clay County (136).

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 (60.88%), followed by Hertford County (59.29%), and Edgecombe County (56.94%).

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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 2020
North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Alamance 35565 20.68
Alexander 2124 5.82
Alleghany 170 1.56
Anson 10441 47.39
Ashe 211 0.79
Avery 817 4.58
Beaufort 10432 23.34
Bertie 10874 60.88
Bladen 9752 32.91
Brunswick 13070 9.46
Buncombe 16108 5.97
Burke 5460 6.24
Cabarrus 43644 19.21
Caldwell 3902 4.84
Camden 1069 10.27
Carteret 3507 5.18
Caswell 7257 31.97
Catawba 13551 8.42
Chatham 8803 11.48
Cherokee 408 1.41
Chowan 4595 33.54
Clay 136 1.22
Cleveland 20640 20.68
Columbus 14987 29.69
Craven 20930 20.8
Cumberland 125683 37.59
Currituck 1533 5.4
Dare 928 2.51
Davidson 16608 9.82
Davie 2673 6.23
Duplin 11668 23.98
Durham 114122 35.05
Edgecombe 27774 56.94
Forsyth 98923 25.82
Franklin 17146 24.81
Gaston 40458 17.7
Gates 3207 30.7
Graham 43 0.54
Granville 18856 30.88
Greene 7378 36.1
Guilford 187128 34.69
Halifax 25717 53
Harnett 28096 21
Haywood 767 1.23
Henderson 3619 3.11
Hertford 12729 59.29
Hoke 17646 33.78
Hyde 1226 26.94
Iredell 22128 11.79
Jackson 864 2.05
Johnston 35793 16.43
Jones 2615 28.59
Lee 11796 18.6
Lenoir 22477 40.83
Lincoln 4701 5.39
McDowell 1726 3.87
Macon 479 1.29
Madison 273 1.29
Martin 9067 41.3
Mecklenburg 351150 31.44
Mitchell 98 0.66
Montgomery 4491 17.46
Moore 11447 11.42
Nash 39052 41.04
New Hanover 28752 12.71
Northampton 9787 56.13
Onslow 29287 14.29
Orange 16086 11.2
Pamlico 2262 18.39
Pasquotank 14366 35.4
Pender 8373 13.81
Perquimans 2840 21.82
Person 10285 26.25
Pitt 60241 35.36
Polk 756 3.9
Randolph 9076 6.29
Richmond 13546 31.56
Robeson 26859 23.09
Rockingham 16901 18.53
Rowan 23734 16.13
Rutherford 6225 9.65
Sampson 14747 24.96
Scotland 13403 39.26
Stanly 7017 11.2
Stokes 1739 3.9
Surry 2649 3.71
Swain 177 1.25
Transylvania 1085 3.28
Tyrrell 946 29.21
Union 28157 11.76
Vance 21505 50.56
Wake 223666 19.78
Warren 9283 49.91
Washington 5222 47.58
Watauga 952 1.76
Wayne 36790 31.37
Wilkes 2839 4.31
Wilson 31117 39.49
Yadkin 1160 3.11
Yancey 165 0.89