Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2023

Updated on August 13, 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 ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (21.21K), followed by Wake County (14.63K), and Forsyth County (7.88K).

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 2023
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2023
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Rank County Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Mecklenburg County 21209
2 Wake County 14631
3 Forsyth County 7880
4 Guilford County 7384
5 Cumberland County 7264
6 Durham County 4995
7 Johnston County 3599
8 Cabarrus County 3503
9 Onslow County 2818
10 Union County 2380
11 Gaston County 2302
12 Harnett County 2061
13 Alamance County 1903
14 Pitt County 1646
15 Wayne County 1644
16 New Hanover County 1567
17 Iredell County 1494
18 Rowan County 1343
19 Davidson County 1144
20 Hoke County 1141
21 Catawba County 1108
22 Orange County 1100
23 Wilson County 1007
24 Lee County 949
25 Robeson County 928
26 Franklin County 907
27 Sampson County 884
28 Randolph County 882
29 Buncombe County 866
30 Duplin County 825
31 Craven County 772
32 Nash County 734
33 Granville County 720
34 Chatham County 640
35 Brunswick County 603
36 Lenoir County 521
37 Rockingham County 482
38 Vance County 471
39 Surry County 465
40 Henderson County 440
41 Lincoln County 410
42 Cleveland County 405
43 Edgecombe County 400
44 Beaufort County 387
45 Moore County 379
46 Richmond County 367
47 Pender County 363
48 Bladen County 335
49 Pasquotank County 333
50 Columbus County 328
51 Burke County 325
52 Caldwell County 309
53 Halifax County 297
54 Hertford County 286
55 Wilkes County 285
56 Stanly County 277
57 Greene County 263
58 Person County 262
59 Rutherford County 255
60 Montgomery County 224
61 Carteret County 213
62 Warren County 204
63 Macon County 196
64 Yadkin County 189
65 McDowell County 185
66 Davie County 180
67 Scotland County 176
68 Watauga County 160
69 Jackson County 149
70 Currituck County 141
71 Martin County 139
72 Stokes County 137
73 Dare County 134
74 Alexander County 125
74 Caswell County 125
75 Anson County 109
76 Haywood County 105
77 Northampton County 100
78 Chowan County 87
79 Bertie County 78
80 Washington County 75
81 Camden County 72
82 Cherokee County 70
83 Ashe County 67
84 Pamlico County 65
85 Jones County 60
86 Polk County 52
87 Alleghany County 50
88 Perquimans County 49
89 Yancey County 47
90 Avery County 45
91 Clay County 43
91 Transylvania County 43
92 Gates County 41
93 Tyrrell County 33
94 Mitchell County 27
95 Hyde County 26
96 Madison County 22
97 Swain County 15
98 Graham County 8