Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all North Carolina counties, Bertie County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (61.94%), followed by Hertford County (60.65%), and Edgecombe County (58.17%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population in 2015

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2015

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2015

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Bertie County	61.94
2	Hertford County	60.65
3	Edgecombe County	58.17
4	Northampton County	58.16
5	Halifax County	53.49
6	Warren County	51.67
7	Vance County	51.3
8	Washington County	49.26
9	Anson County	49.01
10	Martin County	42.86
11	Lenoir County	41.18
12	Wilson County	40.36
13	Nash County	40.03
14	Scotland County	39.35
15	Durham County	38.67
16	Cumberland County	37.86
17	Greene County	37.38
18	Tyrrell County	37.15
19	Pasquotank County	36.95
20	Pitt County	35.26
21	Bladen County	34.86
22	Guilford County	34.41
23	Hoke County	34.39
24	Chowan County	34.17
25	Caswell County	33
26	Gates County	32.6
27	Mecklenburg County	32.59
28	Wayne County	32.45
29	Granville County	32.37
30	Richmond County	31.71
31	Jones County	30.73
32	Columbus County	30.65
33	Hyde County	28.52
34	Forsyth County	27.35
35	Sampson County	27.18
36	Person County	26.96
37	Franklin County	26.55
38	Duplin County	26.15
39	Beaufort County	25.46
40	Robeson County	24.34
41	Perquimans County	23.36
42	Craven County	21.74
43	Harnett County	21.69
44	Wake County	21.25
45	Cleveland County	20.85
46	Lee County	20.29
47	Alamance County	19.9
48	Pamlico County	19.82
49	Montgomery County	19.1
50	Rockingham County	18.98
51	Cabarrus County	17.47
52	Rowan County	16.52
53	Pender County	16.34
54	Gaston County	16.28
55	Johnston County	16.05
56	Onslow County	15.77
57	New Hanover County	14.4
58	Chatham County	13.09
59	Moore County	12.78
60	Camden County	12.35
61	Orange County	12.17
61	Union County	12.17
62	Iredell County	12.14
63	Stanly County	11.46
64	Brunswick County	10.95
65	Rutherford County	9.9
66	Davidson County	9.36
67	Catawba County	8.92
68	Burke County	6.73
69	Buncombe County	6.42
70	Randolph County	6.35
71	Davie County	6.31
72	Carteret County	5.88
73	Alexander County	5.85
73	Currituck County	5.85
74	Lincoln County	5.65
75	Caldwell County	4.88
76	Polk County	4.55
77	Wilkes County	4.47
78	Avery County	4.28
79	Stokes County	4.14
80	Surry County	4.04
81	McDowell County	3.93
82	Transylvania County	3.79
83	Yadkin County	3.31
84	Henderson County	3.26
85	Dare County	2.74
86	Jackson County	2.19
87	Watauga County	1.83
88	Alleghany County	1.72
89	Macon County	1.54
90	Madison County	1.52
91	Cherokee County	1.41
92	Swain County	1.24
93	Haywood County	1.17
94	Clay County	1.09
95	Yancey County	1.04
96	Ashe County	0.86
97	Mitchell County	0.64
98	Graham County	0.35