Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021

Updated on August 13, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (19.53K), followed by Wake County (13.89K), and Forsyth County (7.40K).

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 Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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Rank County Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Mecklenburg County 19530
2 Wake County 13891
3 Forsyth County 7402
4 Guilford County 6940
5 Cumberland County 6808
6 Durham County 4752
7 Cabarrus County 3141
8 Johnston County 2994
9 Onslow County 2630
10 Union County 1978
11 Gaston County 1927
12 Harnett County 1775
13 Alamance County 1694
14 Pitt County 1589
15 New Hanover County 1574
16 Wayne County 1545
17 Iredell County 1232
18 Rowan County 1212
19 Hoke County 1085
20 Catawba County 935
21 Davidson County 918
22 Orange County 913
23 Wilson County 872
24 Robeson County 857
25 Buncombe County 855
26 Sampson County 836
27 Randolph County 809
28 Lee County 750
29 Franklin County 735
30 Nash County 714
31 Craven County 676
32 Duplin County 672
33 Granville County 656
34 Chatham County 609
35 Brunswick County 467
36 Lenoir County 447
37 Rockingham County 434
38 Vance County 433
39 Surry County 424
40 Henderson County 396
41 Moore County 377
42 Caldwell County 372
43 Edgecombe County 353
44 Lincoln County 345
44 Richmond County 345
45 Beaufort County 340
46 Cleveland County 320
47 Pasquotank County 318
48 Pender County 316
49 Bladen County 308
50 Burke County 305
51 Hertford County 294
52 Columbus County 288
53 Halifax County 278
54 Greene County 263
55 Wilkes County 261
56 Rutherford County 252
57 Stanly County 237
58 Person County 225
59 Carteret County 211
60 Montgomery County 205
61 McDowell County 184
62 Warren County 180
63 Yadkin County 170
64 Macon County 169
65 Davie County 164
66 Scotland County 152
67 Watauga County 146
68 Dare County 142
69 Martin County 133
70 Stokes County 132
71 Currituck County 129
72 Alexander County 114
72 Caswell County 114
73 Jackson County 113
74 Northampton County 97
75 Anson County 95
76 Haywood County 92
77 Washington County 73
78 Bertie County 71
79 Ashe County 68
79 Chowan County 68
80 Cherokee County 67
81 Camden County 62
82 Alleghany County 55
83 Pamlico County 52
84 Yancey County 48
85 Jones County 46
86 Avery County 43
87 Transylvania County 41
88 Perquimans County 39
89 Polk County 38
90 Gates County 32
91 Tyrrell County 30
92 Clay County 28
93 Mitchell County 25
94 Hyde County 23
95 Madison County 21
96 Swain County 17
97 Graham County 6