Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Carolina counties, Ashe County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (97.46%), followed by Clay County (97.08%), and Yancey County (97.02%).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashe County | 97.46 |
| 2 | Clay County | 97.08 |
| 3 | Yancey County | 97.02 |
| 4 | Mitchell County | 97.01 |
| 5 | Haywood County | 96.82 |
| 6 | Madison County | 96.56 |
| 7 | Alleghany County | 96.25 |
| 8 | Macon County | 96.15 |
| 9 | Watauga County | 95.57 |
| 10 | Yadkin County | 94.51 |
| 11 | Dare County | 94.42 |
| 12 | Cherokee County | 94.27 |
| 13 | Avery County | 94.08 |
| 14 | Stokes County | 93.97 |
| 15 | Surry County | 93.69 |
| 15 | Transylvania County | 93.69 |
| 16 | Wilkes County | 93.62 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 93.35 |
| 18 | Polk County | 93.26 |
| 19 | McDowell County | 93.14 |
| 20 | Caldwell County | 92.39 |
| 21 | Lincoln County | 91.9 |
| 22 | Alexander County | 91.61 |
| 23 | Currituck County | 91.16 |
| 24 | Davie County | 90.77 |
| 25 | Graham County | 90.5 |
| 26 | Randolph County | 90.28 |
| 27 | Carteret County | 90 |
| 28 | Buncombe County | 89.74 |
| 29 | Davidson County | 87.4 |
| 29 | Rutherford County | 87.4 |
| 30 | Burke County | 86.77 |
| 31 | Brunswick County | 85.31 |
| 32 | Catawba County | 85.28 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 85.25 |
| 34 | Stanly County | 85.19 |
| 35 | Union County | 83.67 |
| 36 | Iredell County | 83.26 |
| 37 | Camden County | 82.8 |
| 38 | Moore County | 82.72 |
| 39 | Chatham County | 82.16 |
| 40 | New Hanover County | 81.33 |
| 41 | Johnston County | 80.91 |
| 42 | Gaston County | 80.78 |
| 43 | Rowan County | 80.58 |
| 44 | Pender County | 79.15 |
| 45 | Cabarrus County | 78.72 |
| 46 | Rockingham County | 78.26 |
| 47 | Pamlico County | 77.51 |
| 48 | Orange County | 77.42 |
| 49 | Onslow County | 77.22 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 77.01 |
| 51 | Cleveland County | 76.65 |
| 52 | Alamance County | 75.97 |
| 53 | Lee County | 75.2 |
| 54 | Perquimans County | 73.07 |
| 55 | Craven County | 72.52 |
| 56 | Harnett County | 72.44 |
| 57 | Beaufort County | 71.71 |
| 58 | Person County | 70.32 |
| 59 | Duplin County | 70.11 |
| 60 | Franklin County | 69.76 |
| 61 | Wake County | 69.51 |
| 62 | Forsyth County | 67.83 |
| 63 | Hyde County | 67.39 |
| 64 | Sampson County | 67.07 |
| 65 | Swain County | 66.28 |
| 66 | Jones County | 65.5 |
| 67 | Granville County | 64.9 |
| 68 | Caswell County | 63.9 |
| 68 | Columbus County | 63.9 |
| 69 | Gates County | 63.85 |
| 70 | Wayne County | 63.69 |
| 71 | Chowan County | 63.15 |
| 72 | Richmond County | 62.74 |
| 73 | Pitt County | 60.99 |
| 74 | Bladen County | 60.41 |
| 75 | Mecklenburg County | 59.81 |
| 76 | Tyrrell County | 59.49 |
| 77 | Guilford County | 59.19 |
| 78 | Greene County | 58.66 |
| 79 | Pasquotank County | 58.26 |
| 80 | Nash County | 57.89 |
| 81 | Wilson County | 57.16 |
| 82 | Lenoir County | 56.49 |
| 83 | Martin County | 54.73 |
| 84 | Cumberland County | 53.99 |
| 85 | Durham County | 52.79 |
| 86 | Hoke County | 50.47 |
| 87 | Anson County | 47.98 |
| 88 | Washington County | 47.87 |
| 89 | Vance County | 46.55 |
| 90 | Scotland County | 46.39 |
| 91 | Halifax County | 40.67 |
| 92 | Warren County | 40.48 |
| 93 | Edgecombe County | 39.99 |
| 94 | Northampton County | 39.91 |
| 95 | Hertford County | 35.94 |
| 96 | Bertie County | 35.93 |
| 97 | Robeson County | 32.26 |