North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, there were 2,173,391 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in North Carolina and they represented 21.39% of the total population of North Carolina in 2016. Mecklenburg County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (331,215), followed by Wake County (211,090), and Guilford County (177,075). On the other hand, Graham County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (36), followed by Mitchell County (66), and Clay County (109).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Bertie County had the highest percentage (61.11%), followed by Hertford County (60.02%), and Edgecombe County (57.68%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
North Carolina Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Alamance 30849 19.24
Alexander 2142 5.77
Alleghany 154 1.41
Anson 12137 48.21
Ashe 188 0.71
Avery 760 4.36
Beaufort 11618 24.51
Bertie 11864 61.11
Bladen 11414 33.91
Brunswick 13103 10.36
Buncombe 15634 6.13
Burke 5815 6.5
Cabarrus 34227 16.97
Caldwell 3855 4.71
Camden 1222 11.77
Carteret 3828 5.56
Caswell 7379 32.44
Catawba 13356 8.53
Chatham 8521 12.23
Cherokee 390 1.4
Chowan 4835 34.03
Clay 109 1.01
Cleveland 19969 20.58
Columbus 17049 30.27
Craven 21657 21.07
Cumberland 121106 36.29
Currituck 1430 5.57
Dare 878 2.44
Davidson 15162 9.22
Davie 2543 6.07
Duplin 14615 24.65
Durham 113948 36.98
Edgecombe 30734 57.68
Forsyth 95506 25.71
Franklin 16521 25.54
Gaston 35150 16.22
Gates 3679 31.8
Graham 36 0.42
Granville 18523 31.55
Greene 7685 36.44
Guilford 177075 33.76
Halifax 27452 52.98
Harnett 27037 20.67
Haywood 670 1.11
Henderson 3530 3.1
Hertford 14531 60.02
Hoke 17419 32.81
Hyde 1540 28.34
Iredell 20123 11.66
Jackson 916 2.15
Johnston 29280 15.34
Jones 2874 30.03
Lee 11567 19.39
Lenoir 23387 40.84
Lincoln 4361 5.37
McDowell 1567 3.49
Macon 442 1.29
Madison 308 1.44
Martin 9729 42.08
Mecklenburg 331215 31.3
Mitchell 66 0.44
Montgomery 4938 18.1
Moore 11746 12.31
Nash 37402 39.76
New Hanover 30691 13.65
Northampton 11531 57.27
Onslow 28117 14.59
Orange 16648 11.65
Pamlico 2423 18.97
Pasquotank 14158 35.92
Pender 9143 15.54
Perquimans 3070 22.87
Person 10480 26.66
Pitt 61544 34.71
Polk 866 4.24
Randolph 8674 6.06
Richmond 14071 31.25
Robeson 31629 23.72
Rockingham 16877 18.48
Rowan 22287 15.99
Rutherford 6374 9.61
Sampson 16269 25.74
Scotland 13701 38.8
Stanly 6850 11.26
Stokes 1857 4.05
Surry 2556 3.55
Swain 158 1.11
Transylvania 1203 3.6
Tyrrell 1444 35.95
Union 26369 11.64
Vance 22472 50.43
Wake 211090 20.12
Warren 10113 50.89
Washington 5823 48.2
Watauga 915 1.69
Wayne 38766 31.17
Wilkes 2888 4.21
Wilson 32269 39.69
Yadkin 1150 3.05
Yancey 149 0.85