Ranking of North Carolina Counties By White Alone Population in 2022

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (781.33K), followed by Mecklenburg County (649.01K), and Guilford County (297.99K).

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 White Alone Population in 2022
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By White Alone Population in 2022
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Rank County White Alone Population
1 Wake County 781327
2 Mecklenburg County 649014
3 Guilford County 297989
4 Forsyth County 256385
5 Buncombe County 244601
6 Union County 198324
7 New Hanover County 194721
8 Durham County 183575
9 Johnston County 179246
10 Gaston County 176693
11 Cumberland County 166936
12 Cabarrus County 160864
13 Iredell County 159925
14 Onslow County 159765
15 Davidson County 145207
16 Catawba County 135659
17 Brunswick County 133034
18 Randolph County 128150
19 Alamance County 126306
20 Rowan County 117872
21 Orange County 114778
22 Henderson County 109000
23 Pitt County 100989
24 Harnett County 97867
25 Moore County 87884
26 Lincoln County 84184
27 Cleveland County 75787
28 Burke County 75326
29 Caldwell County 72954
30 Wayne County 72928
31 Craven County 72570
32 Rockingham County 70745
33 Surry County 66174
34 Chatham County 65709
35 Carteret County 62650
36 Wilkes County 60700
37 Haywood County 59554
38 Rutherford County 56374
39 Pender County 54304
40 Stanly County 53806
41 Franklin County 52061
42 Watauga County 51861
43 Nash County 51459
44 Lee County 48844
45 Wilson County 43469
46 Stokes County 41974
47 McDowell County 41057
48 Granville County 39823
49 Davie County 39433
50 Sampson County 39370
51 Jackson County 37304
52 Macon County 35910
53 Dare County 35497
54 Robeson County 35334
55 Yadkin County 34936
56 Duplin County 34094
57 Alexander County 32749
58 Beaufort County 32179
59 Columbus County 31704
60 Transylvania County 31106
61 Lenoir County 29858
62 Currituck County 27684
63 Person County 27449
64 Cherokee County 27398
65 Ashe County 26122
66 Hoke County 25810
67 Richmond County 25770
68 Pasquotank County 24090
69 Madison County 20930
70 Montgomery County 19865
71 Edgecombe County 19145
72 Halifax County 18975
73 Vance County 18811
74 Polk County 18407
75 Yancey County 18064
76 Bladen County 17892
77 Avery County 16328
78 Scotland County 14798
79 Caswell County 14548
80 Mitchell County 14361
81 Martin County 11854
82 Greene County 11703
83 Clay County 11058
84 Alleghany County 10513
85 Anson County 10389
86 Perquimans County 9900
87 Pamlico County 9614
88 Camden County 9325
89 Chowan County 8877
90 Swain County 8666
91 Warren County 7779
92 Hertford County 7042
93 Graham County 6976
94 Northampton County 6955
95 Gates County 6817
96 Bertie County 6209
97 Jones County 6194
98 Washington County 5150
99 Hyde County 3135
100 Tyrrell County 2163