North Carolina Black or African American Alone Female or Women Population By County in 2017
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Black or African American Alone female population in North Carolina was 1,213,634 and represented 23.01% of the total North Carolina female population (5,274,812).
Among North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest Black or African American Alone female population (193,013), followed by Wake County (121,475), and Guilford County (100,352).
In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone female population. The data can also be found in a 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.
| County | Female Population | % of County Female Population |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance | 17960 | 20.97 |
| Alexander | 782 | 4.30 |
| Alleghany | 92 | 1.66 |
| Anson | 5831 | 48.97 |
| Ashe | 105 | 0.77 |
| Avery | 114 | 1.43 |
| Beaufort | 6550 | 26.57 |
| Bertie | 5930 | 61.97 |
| Bladen | 6358 | 36.26 |
| Brunswick | 7149 | 10.50 |
| Buncombe | 8336 | 6.22 |
| Burke | 2563 | 5.68 |
| Cabarrus | 20392 | 19.24 |
| Caldwell | 2060 | 4.97 |
| Camden | 649 | 12.31 |
| Carteret | 1926 | 5.48 |
| Caswell | 3598 | 32.37 |
| Catawba | 7309 | 9.06 |
| Chatham | 4829 | 13.03 |
| Cherokee | 238 | 1.66 |
| Chowan | 2668 | 36.21 |
| Clay | 59 | 1.04 |
| Cleveland | 10970 | 21.69 |
| Columbus | 8548 | 30.19 |
| Craven | 11344 | 22.42 |
| Cumberland | 67738 | 40.58 |
| Currituck | 761 | 5.73 |
| Dare | 445 | 2.42 |
| Davidson | 8567 | 10.13 |
| Davie | 1425 | 6.57 |
| Duplin | 8238 | 27.26 |
| Durham | 64060 | 39.25 |
| Edgecombe | 16869 | 59.51 |
| Forsyth | 56108 | 28.40 |
| Franklin | 9029 | 27.07 |
| Gaston | 20213 | 17.79 |
| Gates | 1904 | 32.40 |
| Graham | 14 | 0.33 |
| Granville | 9343 | 32.13 |
| Greene | 3409 | 35.81 |
| Guilford | 100352 | 36.06 |
| Halifax | 14509 | 54.45 |
| Harnett | 14664 | 21.97 |
| Haywood | 375 | 1.19 |
| Henderson | 1963 | 3.27 |
| Hertford | 7630 | 62.44 |
| Hoke | 9642 | 35.17 |
| Hyde | 596 | 25.16 |
| Iredell | 11279 | 12.66 |
| Jackson | 453 | 2.06 |
| Johnston | 16975 | 16.94 |
| Jones | 1541 | 31.56 |
| Lee | 6444 | 20.81 |
| Lenoir | 12713 | 43.04 |
| Lincoln | 2363 | 5.68 |
| McDowell | 738 | 3.28 |
| Macon | 219 | 1.23 |
| Madison | 100 | 0.91 |
| Martin | 5309 | 43.97 |
| Mecklenburg | 193013 | 34.41 |
| Mitchell | 48 | 0.63 |
| Montgomery | 2779 | 19.87 |
| Moore | 6545 | 12.94 |
| Nash | 20542 | 41.91 |
| New Hanover | 17083 | 14.29 |
| Northampton | 5947 | 58.43 |
| Onslow | 14470 | 16.63 |
| Orange | 9266 | 12.33 |
| Pamlico | 1103 | 17.83 |
| Pasquotank | 7449 | 36.93 |
| Pender | 4764 | 15.60 |
| Perquimans | 1669 | 23.83 |
| Person | 5600 | 27.51 |
| Pitt | 35153 | 37.16 |
| Polk | 430 | 4.03 |
| Randolph | 4748 | 6.55 |
| Richmond | 7398 | 32.27 |
| Robeson | 16564 | 24.17 |
| Rockingham | 9203 | 19.57 |
| Rowan | 12076 | 17.01 |
| Rutherford | 3383 | 9.82 |
| Sampson | 8837 | 27.51 |
| Scotland | 6995 | 39.34 |
| Stanly | 3510 | 11.40 |
| Stokes | 930 | 3.98 |
| Surry | 1529 | 4.12 |
| Swain | 69 | 0.94 |
| Transylvania | 536 | 3.07 |
| Tyrrell | 577 | 31.27 |
| Union | 14791 | 12.60 |
| Vance | 12460 | 52.65 |
| Wake | 121475 | 22.06 |
| Warren | 5193 | 51.78 |
| Washington | 3182 | 50.40 |
| Watauga | 447 | 1.62 |
| Wayne | 21417 | 33.88 |
| Wilkes | 1420 | 4.09 |
| Wilson | 17976 | 41.94 |
| Yadkin | 634 | 3.32 |
| Yancey | 75 | 0.83 |
