Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (39.6%), followed by Swain County (26.91%), and Scotland County (11.6%).

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 Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2017

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native in 2017

Robeson

Swain

Scotland

Jackson

Hoke

Graham

Warren

Halifax

Columbus

Richmond

Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native in 2017

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Robeson County	39.6
2	Swain County	26.91
3	Scotland County	11.6
4	Jackson County	8.18
5	Hoke County	8.12
6	Graham County	6.85
7	Warren County	5
8	Halifax County	3.68
9	Columbus County	3.16
10	Richmond County	2.45
11	Bladen County	2.32
12	Sampson County	1.81
13	Cumberland County	1.44
14	Cherokee County	1.31
15	Hertford County	1
16	Harnett County	0.88
17	Jones County	0.81
18	Moore County	0.8
19	Pamlico County	0.66
19	Person County	0.66
20	Nash County	0.65
21	Anson County	0.64
21	Brunswick County	0.64
22	Gates County	0.62
23	Onslow County	0.59
24	Bertie County	0.56
25	Macon County	0.55
26	Greene County	0.53
27	Currituck County	0.52
28	Haywood County	0.49
28	Lee County	0.49
29	Montgomery County	0.48
29	Randolph County	0.48
30	Franklin County	0.47
31	Craven County	0.46
31	Northampton County	0.46
32	Pender County	0.44
33	Avery County	0.43
34	Carteret County	0.42
34	Guilford County	0.42
35	Davidson County	0.41
35	Perquimans County	0.41
36	Clay County	0.4
36	Johnston County	0.4
37	Caswell County	0.39
38	Alamance County	0.38
38	Granville County	0.38
38	Hyde County	0.38
38	Transylvania County	0.38
39	McDowell County	0.37
39	New Hanover County	0.37
39	Pasquotank County	0.37
40	Camden County	0.36
40	Duplin County	0.36
40	Gaston County	0.36
40	Madison County	0.36
40	Polk County	0.36
40	Stanly County	0.36
41	Edgecombe County	0.34
41	Rockingham County	0.34
41	Yancey County	0.34
42	Buncombe County	0.33
43	Chowan County	0.32
43	Henderson County	0.32
43	Wayne County	0.32
44	Chatham County	0.31
44	Davie County	0.31
44	Lenoir County	0.31
44	Mecklenburg County	0.31
44	Mitchell County	0.31
44	Stokes County	0.31
45	Beaufort County	0.3
45	Cabarrus County	0.3
45	Martin County	0.3
45	Union County	0.3
45	Wilson County	0.3
46	Lincoln County	0.29
46	Pitt County	0.29
47	Alexander County	0.28
47	Dare County	0.28
47	Forsyth County	0.28
47	Orange County	0.28
47	Rowan County	0.28
47	Wake County	0.28
48	Burke County	0.27
48	Iredell County	0.27
48	Watauga County	0.27
49	Alleghany County	0.26
49	Durham County	0.26
49	Rutherford County	0.26
49	Surry County	0.26
49	Tyrrell County	0.26
50	Ashe County	0.25
51	Catawba County	0.23
52	Vance County	0.22
52	Washington County	0.22
52	Yadkin County	0.22
53	Cleveland County	0.21
54	Caldwell County	0.2
55	Wilkes County	0.18