Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the North Carolina Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 445,049. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (51,219), followed by Wake County (35,250), and Guilford County (32,371).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 51219 |
| 2 | Wake County | 35250 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 32371 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 22121 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 20235 |
| 6 | Durham County | 18947 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 11923 |
| 8 | Nash County | 10285 |
| 9 | Wayne County | 9146 |
| 10 | Gaston County | 8373 |
| 11 | Cabarrus County | 8355 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 8203 |
| 12 | Edgecombe County | 8203 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 7465 |
| 14 | Wilson County | 7239 |
| 15 | Halifax County | 7133 |
| 16 | New Hanover County | 6524 |
| 17 | Robeson County | 6499 |
| 18 | Lenoir County | 6367 |
| 19 | Rowan County | 5756 |
| 20 | Harnett County | 5642 |
| 21 | Vance County | 5355 |
| 22 | Cleveland County | 5348 |
| 23 | Onslow County | 4935 |
| 24 | Craven County | 4703 |
| 25 | Iredell County | 4691 |
| 26 | Rockingham County | 4628 |
| 27 | Union County | 4607 |
| 28 | Granville County | 4582 |
| 29 | Sampson County | 4396 |
| 30 | Columbus County | 4290 |
| 31 | Hoke County | 3839 |
| 32 | Buncombe County | 3741 |
| 33 | Catawba County | 3683 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 3651 |
| 35 | Scotland County | 3457 |
| 36 | Anson County | 3438 |
| 37 | Davidson County | 3413 |
| 38 | Hertford County | 3330 |
| 39 | Richmond County | 3195 |
| 40 | Beaufort County | 3168 |
| 41 | Warren County | 3057 |
| 42 | Brunswick County | 2944 |
| 43 | Bertie County | 2910 |
| 44 | Northampton County | 2834 |
| 45 | Martin County | 2794 |
| 46 | Duplin County | 2763 |
| 47 | Pasquotank County | 2729 |
| 48 | Orange County | 2725 |
| 49 | Person County | 2714 |
| 50 | Lee County | 2450 |
| 51 | Moore County | 2446 |
| 52 | Bladen County | 2214 |
| 53 | Stanly County | 2164 |
| 54 | Caswell County | 2162 |
| 55 | Randolph County | 1926 |
| 56 | Greene County | 1818 |
| 57 | Rutherford County | 1804 |
| 58 | Chatham County | 1757 |
| 59 | Pender County | 1749 |
| 60 | Chowan County | 1443 |
| 61 | Burke County | 1441 |
| 62 | Washington County | 1303 |
| 63 | Gates County | 1082 |
| 64 | Montgomery County | 1079 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 1042 |
| 66 | Wilkes County | 835 |
| 67 | Henderson County | 805 |
| 68 | Jones County | 777 |
| 69 | Carteret County | 762 |
| 70 | Caldwell County | 754 |
| 71 | Davie County | 700 |
| 72 | Alexander County | 652 |
| 73 | Surry County | 642 |
| 74 | Pamlico County | 624 |
| 75 | Perquimans County | 603 |
| 76 | Hyde County | 547 |
| 77 | Yadkin County | 489 |
| 78 | Tyrrell County | 471 |
| 79 | Stokes County | 426 |
| 80 | McDowell County | 398 |
| 81 | Camden County | 316 |
| 82 | Polk County | 304 |
| 83 | Transylvania County | 291 |
| 84 | Avery County | 281 |
| 85 | Currituck County | 233 |
| 86 | Macon County | 195 |
| 87 | Watauga County | 155 |
| 88 | Dare County | 131 |
| 89 | Haywood County | 123 |
| 90 | Jackson County | 109 |
| 91 | Yancey County | 69 |
| 92 | Alleghany County | 60 |
| 92 | Ashe County | 60 |
| 93 | Clay County | 52 |
| 94 | Swain County | 47 |
| 95 | Cherokee County | 44 |
| 96 | Madison County | 33 |
| 97 | Graham County | 3 |
| 98 | Mitchell County | 2 |
