Ranking of North Carolina Counties By White Alone Population in 2023
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (788.73K), followed by Mecklenburg County (659.18K), and Guilford County (298.04K).
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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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By White Alone Population in 2023
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| Rank | County | White Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 788728 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 659184 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 298038 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 258097 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 246688 |
| 6 | Union County | 201710 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 197680 |
| 8 | Durham County | 186029 |
| 9 | Johnston County | 182944 |
| 10 | Gaston County | 177638 |
| 11 | Cumberland County | 166334 |
| 12 | Onslow County | 163363 |
| 13 | Iredell County | 162488 |
| 14 | Cabarrus County | 160975 |
| 15 | Davidson County | 146547 |
| 16 | Brunswick County | 139442 |
| 17 | Catawba County | 136525 |
| 18 | Randolph County | 128693 |
| 19 | Alamance County | 127397 |
| 20 | Rowan County | 118912 |
| 21 | Orange County | 114779 |
| 22 | Henderson County | 109868 |
| 23 | Pitt County | 101677 |
| 24 | Harnett County | 99830 |
| 25 | Moore County | 89314 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 86122 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 76163 |
| 28 | Burke County | 75605 |
| 29 | Wayne County | 73901 |
| 30 | Craven County | 73875 |
| 31 | Caldwell County | 73091 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 71116 |
| 33 | Chatham County | 66881 |
| 34 | Surry County | 66111 |
| 35 | Carteret County | 62948 |
| 36 | Wilkes County | 60794 |
| 37 | Haywood County | 59794 |
| 38 | Pender County | 56875 |
| 39 | Rutherford County | 56840 |
| 40 | Stanly County | 54756 |
| 41 | Franklin County | 53739 |
| 42 | Nash County | 51577 |
| 43 | Watauga County | 51575 |
| 44 | Lee County | 50143 |
| 45 | Wilson County | 43835 |
| 46 | Stokes County | 42290 |
| 47 | McDowell County | 41158 |
| 48 | Granville County | 40150 |
| 49 | Sampson County | 39842 |
| 50 | Davie County | 39759 |
| 51 | Jackson County | 37867 |
| 52 | Macon County | 36292 |
| 53 | Dare County | 35551 |
| 54 | Robeson County | 35489 |
| 55 | Yadkin County | 35085 |
| 56 | Duplin County | 34489 |
| 57 | Alexander County | 32892 |
| 58 | Beaufort County | 32255 |
| 59 | Columbus County | 31773 |
| 60 | Transylvania County | 31240 |
| 61 | Lenoir County | 30127 |
| 62 | Currituck County | 28141 |
| 63 | Cherokee County | 27803 |
| 64 | Person County | 27679 |
| 65 | Ashe County | 26077 |
| 66 | Hoke County | 25869 |
| 67 | Richmond County | 25495 |
| 68 | Pasquotank County | 24291 |
| 69 | Madison County | 21106 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 20078 |
| 71 | Edgecombe County | 19215 |
| 72 | Vance County | 18921 |
| 73 | Halifax County | 18820 |
| 74 | Polk County | 18425 |
| 75 | Yancey County | 18192 |
| 76 | Bladen County | 17937 |
| 77 | Avery County | 16306 |
| 78 | Caswell County | 14871 |
| 79 | Scotland County | 14836 |
| 80 | Mitchell County | 14305 |
| 81 | Martin County | 11896 |
| 82 | Greene County | 11841 |
| 83 | Clay County | 11279 |
| 84 | Alleghany County | 10639 |
| 85 | Anson County | 10433 |
| 86 | Perquimans County | 10084 |
| 87 | Pamlico County | 9723 |
| 88 | Camden County | 9398 |
| 89 | Chowan County | 8917 |
| 90 | Swain County | 8560 |
| 91 | Warren County | 7881 |
| 92 | Hertford County | 6990 |
| 93 | Graham County | 6982 |
| 94 | Northampton County | 6918 |
| 95 | Gates County | 6785 |
| 96 | Jones County | 6358 |
| 97 | Bertie County | 6183 |
| 98 | Washington County | 5142 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 3101 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 2169 |