North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, there were 2,230,732 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in North Carolina and they represented 21.11% of the total population of North Carolina in 2021. Mecklenburg County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (349,948), followed by Wake County (225,798), and Guilford County (187,683). On the other hand, Mitchell County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (110), followed by Graham County (134), and Clay County (147).

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 (60.51%), followed by Hertford County (57.73%), and Edgecombe County (56.61%).

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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 2021
North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Alamance 36280 20.85
Alexander 2069 5.69
Alleghany 265 2.39
Anson 10398 47.47
Ashe 233 0.87
Avery 702 4.01
Beaufort 10356 23.29
Bertie 10511 60.51
Bladen 9595 32.48
Brunswick 13275 9.16
Buncombe 15916 5.85
Burke 5353 6.11
Cabarrus 45837 19.77
Caldwell 4031 5.01
Camden 1122 10.37
Carteret 3477 5.06
Caswell 7162 31.56
Catawba 13505 8.35
Chatham 8637 11.05
Cherokee 434 1.49
Chowan 4526 32.89
Clay 147 1.29
Cleveland 20668 20.6
Columbus 14856 29.7
Craven 20644 20.56
Cumberland 127759 37.81
Currituck 1585 5.34
Dare 952 2.51
Davidson 16941 9.92
Davie 2758 6.32
Duplin 11773 24.25
Durham 111848 33.91
Edgecombe 27360 56.61
Forsyth 99133 25.66
Franklin 17744 24.7
Gaston 41897 18.12
Gates 3145 30.23
Graham 134 1.67
Granville 18592 30.3
Greene 7391 36.45
Guilford 187683 34.6
Halifax 25690 53.13
Harnett 28399 20.95
Haywood 861 1.38
Henderson 3550 3.03
Hertford 11518 57.73
Hoke 17992 33.83
Hyde 1330 28.65
Iredell 22734 11.83
Jackson 886 2.08
Johnston 38312 16.86
Jones 2681 29.11
Lee 11668 18.22
Lenoir 22348 40.87
Lincoln 5014 5.58
McDowell 1708 3.84
Macon 516 1.38
Madison 308 1.42
Martin 9045 41.6
Mecklenburg 349948 31.07
Mitchell 110 0.74
Montgomery 4557 17.62
Moore 11486 11.15
Nash 39072 41.04
New Hanover 28299 12.3
Northampton 9582 55.98
Onslow 29310 14.23
Orange 16488 11.09
Pamlico 2273 18.42
Pasquotank 14394 35.27
Pender 8295 13.16
Perquimans 2803 21.37
Person 10208 26.08
Pitt 60896 35.36
Polk 819 4.15
Randolph 9289 6.4
Richmond 13526 31.6
Robeson 26593 22.9
Rockingham 17012 18.65
Rowan 23754 16.06
Rutherford 6174 9.56
Sampson 14626 24.78
Scotland 13547 39.51
Stanly 7078 11.22
Stokes 1784 4
Surry 2617 3.67
Swain 244 1.73
Transylvania 1066 3.2
Tyrrell 1035 30.63
Union 28528 11.68
Vance 21281 50.55
Wake 225798 19.6
Warren 9270 49.31
Washington 5274 48.46
Watauga 993 1.81
Wayne 36594 31.32
Wilkes 2851 4.33
Wilson 30677 39.21
Yadkin 1172 3.14
Yancey 155 0.83