Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (346.39K), followed by Wake County (221.69K), and Guilford County (185.24K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Mecklenburg County 346387
2 Wake County 221685
3 Guilford County 185239
4 Cumberland County 126851
5 Durham County 112001
6 Forsyth County 98354
7 Pitt County 59881
8 Cabarrus County 43314
9 Gaston County 40089
10 Nash County 39042
11 Wayne County 36842
12 Alamance County 35259
13 Johnston County 35217
14 Wilson County 31043
15 Onslow County 29561
16 New Hanover County 28324
17 Harnett County 27993
18 Union County 27907
19 Edgecombe County 27768
20 Robeson County 26686
21 Halifax County 25824
22 Rowan County 23509
23 Lenoir County 22580
24 Iredell County 22093
25 Vance County 21488
26 Craven County 21104
27 Cleveland County 20730
28 Granville County 18688
29 Hoke County 17632
30 Franklin County 17025
31 Rockingham County 16926
32 Davidson County 16579
33 Buncombe County 15934
34 Orange County 15799
35 Columbus County 15126
36 Sampson County 14845
37 Pasquotank County 14476
38 Richmond County 13547
39 Catawba County 13527
40 Scotland County 13498
41 Brunswick County 13050
42 Hertford County 12305
43 Duplin County 11861
44 Lee County 11746
45 Moore County 11470
46 Bertie County 10932
47 Anson County 10614
48 Beaufort County 10535
49 Person County 10237
50 Northampton County 9872
51 Bladen County 9715
52 Warren County 9296
53 Martin County 9108
54 Randolph County 9015
55 Chatham County 8690
56 Pender County 8359
57 Greene County 7503
58 Caswell County 7281
59 Stanly County 7029
60 Rutherford County 6248
61 Burke County 5407
62 Washington County 5405
63 Lincoln County 4729
64 Chowan County 4622
65 Montgomery County 4545
66 Caldwell County 3907
67 Henderson County 3581
68 Carteret County 3523
69 Gates County 3228
70 Perquimans County 2873
71 Wilkes County 2847
72 Davie County 2677
73 Surry County 2659
74 Jones County 2656
75 Pamlico County 2276
76 Alexander County 2157
77 Stokes County 1756
78 McDowell County 1733
79 Currituck County 1562
80 Hyde County 1261
81 Yadkin County 1168
82 Transylvania County 1088
83 Camden County 1081
84 Tyrrell County 971
85 Dare County 947
86 Watauga County 945
87 Jackson County 869
88 Avery County 813
89 Haywood County 810
90 Polk County 802
91 Macon County 532
92 Cherokee County 404
93 Madison County 296
94 Alleghany County 255
95 Swain County 243
96 Ashe County 212
97 Yancey County 164
98 Clay County 145
99 Graham County 128
100 Mitchell County 99