Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all North Carolina counties, Swain County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races (4.09%), followed by Cumberland County (3.86%), and Onslow County (3.71%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races in 2017
Swain
Cumberland
Onslow
Hoke
Harnett
Craven
Camden
Robeson
Orange
Scotland
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races in 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Swain County 4.09
2 Cumberland County 3.86
3 Onslow County 3.71
4 Hoke County 3.65
5 Harnett County 2.75
6 Craven County 2.53
7 Camden County 2.49
8 Robeson County 2.36
9 Orange County 2.3
10 Scotland County 2.28
11 Cherokee County 2.19
12 Wake County 2.11
13 Gates County 2.1
13 Pasquotank County 2.1
14 Durham County 2.07
14 Guilford County 2.07
14 Wayne County 2.07
15 Graham County 2.01
16 Carteret County 2
17 Mecklenburg County 1.99
17 Richmond County 1.99
18 Cabarrus County 1.93
19 Buncombe County 1.92
20 Gaston County 1.88
21 Jackson County 1.84
21 New Hanover County 1.84
21 Rockingham County 1.84
22 Lee County 1.82
22 Pitt County 1.82
22 Rutherford County 1.82
23 Currituck County 1.81
24 Person County 1.8
25 Jones County 1.77
26 Moore County 1.76
27 Forsyth County 1.75
27 Pender County 1.75
27 Warren County 1.75
28 Iredell County 1.73
28 Tyrrell County 1.73
29 Alamance County 1.71
29 Dare County 1.71
29 Johnston County 1.71
29 Transylvania County 1.71
30 Caswell County 1.69
31 Franklin County 1.67
31 Union County 1.67
32 Catawba County 1.65
32 Davie County 1.65
33 Rowan County 1.61
34 Chatham County 1.6
35 Brunswick County 1.59
35 Henderson County 1.59
36 Burke County 1.58
36 Cleveland County 1.58
37 Nash County 1.55
38 Sampson County 1.54
39 Columbus County 1.53
40 Davidson County 1.51
41 Caldwell County 1.5
42 Granville County 1.48
43 Alexander County 1.45
43 Clay County 1.45
44 Randolph County 1.41
45 Bladen County 1.4
45 Lincoln County 1.4
46 Perquimans County 1.39
47 Wilson County 1.38
48 Chowan County 1.34
48 Hyde County 1.34
48 Watauga County 1.34
49 Pamlico County 1.33
50 Washington County 1.31
51 Vance County 1.3
52 Lenoir County 1.27
53 Anson County 1.25
54 Halifax County 1.24
54 Hertford County 1.24
54 Stanly County 1.24
55 McDowell County 1.23
55 Montgomery County 1.23
56 Polk County 1.22
57 Alleghany County 1.21
57 Wilkes County 1.21
58 Madison County 1.19
59 Beaufort County 1.17
59 Stokes County 1.17
60 Martin County 1.16
61 Northampton County 1.15
62 Haywood County 1.1
63 Yadkin County 1.08
64 Duplin County 1.07
65 Surry County 1.06
66 Edgecombe County 1.05
67 Greene County 1
68 Ashe County 0.99
68 Macon County 0.99
68 Mitchell County 0.99
69 Bertie County 0.95
70 Avery County 0.88
71 Yancey County 0.85