According to the US Census Bureau estimates, 2,311,259 (22.24%) of the 10,391,358 North Carolina population in 2018 identified as Black or African American alone.

In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per county in North Carolina. We also show the percentage of the population of each county that are African American and the gender percentages of the African American population when you interact with the map.

Mecklenburg County had the highest number of African Americans (360,912), and African Americans constituted 32.93% of the county's population. Other counties with high number of African Americans include: Wake County (229,302) - 20.99% of the county's population, and Guilford County (187,829) - 35.22% of the county's population.

The data can also be found in the table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can see similar information for other states and also by state for the United States.

You can also see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in North Carolina.

Hover/Click on the counties to see the values.