Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Two Or More Races in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Carolina counties, Cumberland County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Two Or More Races (4.21%), followed by Swain County (4.17%), and Hoke County (3.99%).

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 Two Or More Races in 2012
Cumberland
Swain
Hoke
Onslow
Harnett
Craven
Cherokee
Orange
Robeson
Durham
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Two Or More Races in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Cumberland County 4.21
2 Swain County 4.17
3 Hoke County 3.99
4 Onslow County 3.9
5 Harnett County 2.96
6 Craven County 2.58
7 Cherokee County 2.42
7 Orange County 2.42
8 Robeson County 2.41
9 Durham County 2.31
10 Wake County 2.25
11 Mecklenburg County 2.14
12 Scotland County 2.1
13 Guilford County 2.08
13 Wayne County 2.08
14 Camden County 2.03
14 Pasquotank County 2.03
15 Carteret County 2
15 Jackson County 2
16 Forsyth County 1.97
17 Gates County 1.94
18 Lee County 1.93
18 Richmond County 1.93
19 Buncombe County 1.91
20 Alamance County 1.87
20 New Hanover County 1.87
21 Cabarrus County 1.86
21 Pitt County 1.86
22 Currituck County 1.84
23 Graham County 1.82
24 Johnston County 1.78
24 Pender County 1.78
25 Moore County 1.74
26 Brunswick County 1.67
26 Iredell County 1.67
26 Rutherford County 1.67
27 Jones County 1.66
27 Union County 1.66
28 Franklin County 1.65
28 Rockingham County 1.65
29 Catawba County 1.64
29 Dare County 1.64
29 Gaston County 1.64
30 Sampson County 1.63
30 Transylvania County 1.63
31 Henderson County 1.62
32 Nash County 1.6
33 Davie County 1.57
34 Columbus County 1.53
35 Chatham County 1.52
36 Burke County 1.51
36 Granville County 1.51
36 Washington County 1.51
37 Caswell County 1.5
37 Tyrrell County 1.5
38 Randolph County 1.48
39 Warren County 1.47
40 Bladen County 1.45
41 Rowan County 1.44
42 Person County 1.43
43 Cleveland County 1.41
43 Wilson County 1.41
44 Perquimans County 1.39
45 Davidson County 1.38
46 Caldwell County 1.37
46 Hyde County 1.37
47 Vance County 1.35
48 Watauga County 1.34
49 Lincoln County 1.32
50 Montgomery County 1.3
50 Polk County 1.3
51 Clay County 1.28
51 Pamlico County 1.28
52 Duplin County 1.27
53 Alexander County 1.26
54 Beaufort County 1.25
54 Madison County 1.25
55 Halifax County 1.24
56 Anson County 1.22
56 McDowell County 1.22
56 Wilkes County 1.22
57 Chowan County 1.17
57 Stanly County 1.17
58 Hertford County 1.15
59 Lenoir County 1.12
59 Stokes County 1.12
59 Surry County 1.12
60 Alleghany County 1.1
61 Greene County 1.07
62 Haywood County 1.06
63 Mitchell County 1.05
64 Northampton County 1.03
64 Yadkin County 1.03
65 Bertie County 1.02
65 Edgecombe County 1.02
66 Macon County 0.99
67 Martin County 0.97
68 Ashe County 0.95
69 Yancey County 0.94
70 Avery County 0.77