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
Mecklenburg
376.55K
Wake
242.24K
Guilford
197.67K
Cumberland
134.86K
Durham
116.36K
Forsyth
107.76K
Pitt
63.41K
Cabarrus
51.50K
Gaston
45.47K
Johnston
44.31K
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Mecklenburg County 376,547
2 Wake County 242,242
3 Guilford County 197,670
4 Cumberland County 134,863
5 Durham County 116,356
6 Forsyth County 107,758
7 Pitt County 63,408
8 Cabarrus County 51,504
9 Gaston County 45,467
10 Johnston County 44,307
11 Nash County 40,201
12 Alamance County 39,285
13 Wayne County 38,157
14 Onslow County 31,879
15 Wilson County 31,493
16 Union County 31,420
17 Harnett County 30,710
18 New Hanover County 29,865
19 Edgecombe County 27,749
20 Robeson County 27,542
21 Rowan County 25,558
22 Halifax County 25,504
23 Iredell County 24,688
24 Lenoir County 22,669
25 Vance County 21,705
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