Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 182,090. 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 Less than High School Diploma (18,854), followed by Guilford County (12,737), and Wake County (11,069).
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 | 18854 |
| 2 | Guilford County | 12737 |
| 3 | Wake County | 11069 |
| 4 | Durham County | 7935 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 7176 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 6241 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 5800 |
| 8 | Wilson County | 4576 |
| 9 | Halifax County | 4465 |
| 10 | Nash County | 3937 |
| 11 | Gaston County | 3363 |
| 12 | Robeson County | 3276 |
| 13 | Wayne County | 3243 |
| 14 | Lenoir County | 3071 |
| 15 | Edgecombe County | 2977 |
| 16 | Alamance County | 2586 |
| 17 | Johnston County | 2547 |
| 18 | Vance County | 2372 |
| 19 | Cabarrus County | 2367 |
| 20 | Rockingham County | 2363 |
| 21 | Harnett County | 2297 |
| 22 | Cleveland County | 2278 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 2262 |
| 24 | Onslow County | 2156 |
| 25 | Union County | 2051 |
| 26 | Craven County | 1987 |
| 27 | New Hanover County | 1983 |
| 28 | Granville County | 1954 |
| 29 | Columbus County | 1925 |
| 30 | Bertie County | 1871 |
| 31 | Scotland County | 1788 |
| 32 | Davidson County | 1765 |
| 33 | Rowan County | 1752 |
| 34 | Iredell County | 1742 |
| 35 | Richmond County | 1738 |
| 36 | Sampson County | 1652 |
| 37 | Catawba County | 1643 |
| 38 | Hertford County | 1623 |
| 39 | Northampton County | 1562 |
| 40 | Chatham County | 1560 |
| 41 | Duplin County | 1528 |
| 42 | Martin County | 1461 |
| 43 | Bladen County | 1447 |
| 44 | Anson County | 1444 |
| 45 | Moore County | 1340 |
| 46 | Pasquotank County | 1308 |
| 47 | Buncombe County | 1287 |
| 48 | Hoke County | 1279 |
| 49 | Greene County | 1256 |
| 50 | Randolph County | 1206 |
| 51 | Beaufort County | 1195 |
| 52 | Person County | 1194 |
| 53 | Warren County | 1152 |
| 54 | Brunswick County | 1027 |
| 55 | Caswell County | 1022 |
| 56 | Pender County | 988 |
| 57 | Lee County | 980 |
| 58 | Orange County | 959 |
| 59 | Washington County | 834 |
| 60 | Stanly County | 831 |
| 61 | Montgomery County | 739 |
| 62 | Chowan County | 737 |
| 63 | Perquimans County | 623 |
| 64 | Burke County | 568 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 540 |
| 66 | Rutherford County | 483 |
| 67 | Carteret County | 448 |
| 68 | Hyde County | 399 |
| 69 | Henderson County | 384 |
| 70 | Wilkes County | 380 |
| 71 | Surry County | 373 |
| 72 | Caldwell County | 370 |
| 73 | Pamlico County | 354 |
| 73 | Tyrrell County | 354 |
| 74 | Gates County | 341 |
| 75 | Jones County | 324 |
| 76 | Davie County | 306 |
| 77 | Alexander County | 300 |
| 78 | McDowell County | 289 |
| 79 | Stokes County | 252 |
| 80 | Avery County | 183 |
| 81 | Dare County | 139 |
| 82 | Yadkin County | 135 |
| 83 | Polk County | 126 |
| 84 | Watauga County | 114 |
| 85 | Camden County | 102 |
| 86 | Currituck County | 94 |
| 87 | Transylvania County | 75 |
| 88 | Cherokee County | 74 |
| 89 | Haywood County | 48 |
| 90 | Macon County | 43 |
| 91 | Clay County | 25 |
| 92 | Alleghany County | 23 |
| 93 | Madison County | 17 |
| 94 | Yancey County | 11 |
| 95 | Graham County | 10 |
| 96 | Ashe County | 9 |
| 97 | Mitchell County | 8 |
| 98 | Swain County | 6 |
| 99 | Jackson County | 2 |