Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (381.90K), followed by Wake County (244.84K), and Guilford County (199.84K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 381895 |
| 2 | Wake County | 244842 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 199843 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 135813 |
| 5 | Durham County | 116125 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 108460 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 63837 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 53458 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 47216 |
| 10 | Johnston County | 46739 |
| 11 | Nash County | 40659 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 40248 |
| 13 | Wayne County | 38206 |
| 14 | Union County | 33162 |
| 15 | Onslow County | 32193 |
| 16 | Wilson County | 31621 |
| 17 | Harnett County | 31235 |
| 18 | New Hanover County | 29640 |
| 19 | Edgecombe County | 28049 |
| 20 | Robeson County | 27750 |
| 21 | Rowan County | 26141 |
| 22 | Iredell County | 25522 |
| 23 | Halifax County | 25214 |
| 24 | Lenoir County | 22817 |
| 25 | Vance County | 21644 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 21158 |
| 27 | Craven County | 21022 |
| 28 | Hoke County | 19823 |
| 29 | Franklin County | 19633 |
| 30 | Davidson County | 19295 |
| 31 | Granville County | 19258 |
| 32 | Orange County | 18136 |
| 33 | Rockingham County | 17601 |
| 34 | Buncombe County | 16441 |
| 35 | Sampson County | 15193 |
| 36 | Columbus County | 14966 |
| 37 | Catawba County | 14809 |
| 38 | Pasquotank County | 14777 |
| 39 | Brunswick County | 14535 |
| 40 | Scotland County | 13580 |
| 41 | Richmond County | 13541 |
| 42 | Lee County | 12866 |
| 43 | Duplin County | 12580 |
| 44 | Moore County | 11461 |
| 45 | Hertford County | 11428 |
| 46 | Randolph County | 10912 |
| 47 | Beaufort County | 10552 |
| 48 | Person County | 10508 |
| 49 | Anson County | 10377 |
| 50 | Bertie County | 10177 |
| 51 | Bladen County | 9684 |
| 52 | Chatham County | 9457 |
| 53 | Warren County | 9266 |
| 54 | Northampton County | 9261 |
| 55 | Martin County | 8891 |
| 56 | Pender County | 8562 |
| 57 | Stanly County | 7949 |
| 58 | Greene County | 7689 |
| 59 | Caswell County | 7071 |
| 60 | Rutherford County | 6294 |
| 61 | Lincoln County | 6133 |
| 62 | Burke County | 5821 |
| 63 | Washington County | 5153 |
| 64 | Montgomery County | 4587 |
| 65 | Chowan County | 4478 |
| 66 | Caldwell County | 4374 |
| 67 | Henderson County | 4034 |
| 68 | Carteret County | 3593 |
| 69 | Wilkes County | 3185 |
| 70 | Gates County | 3106 |
| 71 | Surry County | 3057 |
| 72 | Davie County | 3016 |
| 73 | Perquimans County | 2802 |
| 74 | Jones County | 2633 |
| 75 | Pamlico County | 2162 |
| 76 | Alexander County | 2148 |
| 77 | Stokes County | 2050 |
| 78 | McDowell County | 1936 |
| 79 | Currituck County | 1901 |
| 80 | Yadkin County | 1404 |
| 81 | Hyde County | 1327 |
| 82 | Jackson County | 1143 |
| 83 | Watauga County | 1137 |
| 84 | Camden County | 1108 |
| 85 | Tyrrell County | 1079 |
| 86 | Transylvania County | 1077 |
| 87 | Dare County | 1061 |
| 88 | Haywood County | 969 |
| 89 | Polk County | 855 |
| 90 | Macon County | 739 |
| 91 | Avery County | 731 |
| 92 | Cherokee County | 548 |
| 93 | Madison County | 364 |
| 94 | Alleghany County | 322 |
| 95 | Ashe County | 307 |
| 96 | Swain County | 293 |
| 97 | Clay County | 209 |
| 98 | Yancey County | 207 |
| 99 | Mitchell County | 147 |
| 100 | Graham County | 139 |