Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (41.73%), followed by Swain County (29.94%), and Scotland County (12.61%).

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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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2018
Robeson
Swain
Scotland
Jackson
Hoke
Graham
Warren
Halifax
Columbus
Sampson
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Robeson County 41.73
2 Swain County 29.94
3 Scotland County 12.61
4 Jackson County 9.19
5 Hoke County 9.12
6 Graham County 8
7 Warren County 5.57
8 Halifax County 4.03
9 Columbus County 3.74
10 Sampson County 3.68
11 Richmond County 3.16
12 Bladen County 3.08
13 Greene County 2.18
14 Cumberland County 1.89
15 Harnett County 1.68
16 Cherokee County 1.59
17 Duplin County 1.45
18 Alamance County 1.39
19 Hertford County 1.29
19 Lee County 1.29
20 Chatham County 1.18
21 Montgomery County 1.15
22 Randolph County 1.11
23 Moore County 1.05
24 Beaufort County 1.03
25 Nash County 1.01
26 Jones County 1
27 Durham County 0.96
27 Onslow County 0.96
28 Anson County 0.95
28 Franklin County 0.95
28 Tyrrell County 0.95
29 Pender County 0.94
30 Johnston County 0.93
31 Vance County 0.92
31 Washington County 0.92
32 Mitchell County 0.91
33 Burke County 0.9
33 Forsyth County 0.9
34 Person County 0.88
35 Granville County 0.87
36 McDowell County 0.86
37 Brunswick County 0.84
38 Mecklenburg County 0.83
39 Macon County 0.82
39 Wayne County 0.82
40 Davidson County 0.81
41 Pamlico County 0.8
42 Wake County 0.79
42 Yancey County 0.79
43 Caswell County 0.77
44 Guilford County 0.75
45 Edgecombe County 0.74
46 Currituck County 0.72
46 Hyde County 0.72
47 Bertie County 0.71
47 Cabarrus County 0.71
47 Yadkin County 0.71
48 Haywood County 0.69
48 Henderson County 0.69
49 Davie County 0.68
50 Lenoir County 0.67
50 Polk County 0.67
51 Craven County 0.66
52 Carteret County 0.65
52 Union County 0.65
53 Avery County 0.64
53 Northampton County 0.64
53 Surry County 0.64
54 Rowan County 0.63
54 Wilson County 0.63
55 Gates County 0.62
55 Orange County 0.62
56 Gaston County 0.61
56 Pasquotank County 0.61
57 Caldwell County 0.59
57 Rockingham County 0.59
58 Catawba County 0.58
58 Clay County 0.58
58 Dare County 0.58
58 New Hanover County 0.58
59 Iredell County 0.55
59 Martin County 0.55
60 Alleghany County 0.54
60 Perquimans County 0.54
61 Alexander County 0.53
61 Madison County 0.53
62 Buncombe County 0.52
63 Pitt County 0.51
64 Camden County 0.5
65 Stokes County 0.49
66 Chowan County 0.47
67 Lincoln County 0.46
68 Stanly County 0.45
69 Ashe County 0.43
69 Transylvania County 0.43
70 Cleveland County 0.4
71 Watauga County 0.39
71 Wilkes County 0.39
72 Rutherford County 0.37