Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (376.55K), followed by Wake County (242.24K), and Guilford County (197.67K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Mecklenburg County 376547
2 Wake County 242242
3 Guilford County 197670
4 Cumberland County 134863
5 Durham County 116356
6 Forsyth County 107758
7 Pitt County 63408
8 Cabarrus County 51504
9 Gaston County 45467
10 Johnston County 44307
11 Nash County 40201
12 Alamance County 39285
13 Wayne County 38157
14 Onslow County 31879
15 Wilson County 31493
16 Union County 31420
17 Harnett County 30710
18 New Hanover County 29865
19 Edgecombe County 27749
20 Robeson County 27542
21 Rowan County 25558
22 Halifax County 25504
23 Iredell County 24688
24 Lenoir County 22669
25 Vance County 21705
26 Craven County 21149
27 Cleveland County 20968
28 Hoke County 19473
29 Granville County 19226
30 Franklin County 19076
31 Davidson County 18590
32 Orange County 18055
33 Rockingham County 17603
34 Buncombe County 16611
35 Sampson County 15274
36 Columbus County 15011
37 Pasquotank County 14768
38 Catawba County 14562
39 Brunswick County 14179
40 Scotland County 13688
41 Richmond County 13656
42 Lee County 12734
43 Duplin County 12476
44 Moore County 11685
45 Hertford County 11588
46 Beaufort County 10603
47 Anson County 10540
48 Randolph County 10468
49 Person County 10400
50 Bertie County 10307
51 Bladen County 9693
52 Northampton County 9356
53 Chatham County 9297
54 Warren County 9262
55 Martin County 8974
56 Pender County 8529
57 Greene County 7692
58 Stanly County 7559
59 Caswell County 7026
60 Rutherford County 6342
61 Burke County 5774
62 Lincoln County 5739
63 Washington County 5253
64 Montgomery County 4608
65 Chowan County 4542
66 Caldwell County 4391
67 Henderson County 4011
68 Carteret County 3653
69 Wilkes County 3134
70 Gates County 3108
71 Surry County 3084
72 Davie County 2937
73 Perquimans County 2860
74 Jones County 2626
75 Alexander County 2167
76 Pamlico County 2130
77 Stokes County 2012
78 McDowell County 1956
79 Currituck County 1822
80 Yadkin County 1383
81 Hyde County 1355
82 Watauga County 1166
83 Camden County 1121
84 Jackson County 1119
85 Tyrrell County 1111
86 Dare County 1079
87 Transylvania County 1078
88 Haywood County 965
89 Polk County 851
90 Avery County 715
90 Macon County 715
91 Cherokee County 547
92 Madison County 352
93 Alleghany County 324
94 Ashe County 293
95 Swain County 272
96 Yancey County 210
97 Clay County 186
98 Mitchell County 155
99 Graham County 143