Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (53.77K), followed by Wake County (7.81K), and Mecklenburg County (7.41K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2012
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2012
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Robeson County 53772
2 Wake County 7806
3 Mecklenburg County 7406
4 Cumberland County 5741
5 Hoke County 4813
6 Scotland County 4156
7 Jackson County 3991
8 Swain County 3954
9 Guilford County 3614
10 Forsyth County 3019
11 Durham County 2790
12 Alamance County 2122
13 Halifax County 2085
14 Sampson County 2040
15 Harnett County 2035
16 Columbus County 1985
17 Onslow County 1608
18 Johnston County 1531
19 Randolph County 1478
20 Richmond County 1362
21 Union County 1274
22 New Hanover County 1258
23 Buncombe County 1234
24 Davidson County 1206
25 Cabarrus County 1178
26 Gaston County 1154
27 Warren County 1123
28 Bladen County 943
29 Brunswick County 925
30 Wayne County 911
31 Nash County 898
32 Iredell County 869
33 Moore County 867
33 Pitt County 867
34 Orange County 866
35 Chatham County 849
36 Catawba County 819
37 Duplin County 794
38 Lee County 773
39 Rowan County 761
40 Burke County 738
41 Henderson County 675
42 Craven County 653
43 Graham County 609
44 Franklin County 527
45 Greene County 482
46 Rockingham County 463
47 Pender County 461
48 Caldwell County 460
49 Granville County 440
50 Beaufort County 422
51 Wilson County 419
52 Carteret County 400
53 Surry County 396
54 Cherokee County 382
55 Haywood County 353
56 Lenoir County 349
57 Edgecombe County 333
58 McDowell County 325
59 Hertford County 319
60 Person County 318
61 Cleveland County 315
62 Vance County 307
63 Lincoln County 305
64 Davie County 240
65 Montgomery County 235
66 Wilkes County 234
67 Yadkin County 232
68 Rutherford County 227
69 Macon County 226
70 Stanly County 223
71 Anson County 216
72 Stokes County 195
73 Pasquotank County 192
74 Dare County 175
75 Watauga County 165
76 Alexander County 148
77 Mitchell County 122
78 Caswell County 121
78 Currituck County 121
79 Northampton County 117
80 Transylvania County 113
81 Bertie County 110
81 Polk County 110
82 Martin County 109
82 Yancey County 109
83 Avery County 85
84 Pamlico County 84
85 Jones County 82
86 Ashe County 81
87 Washington County 77
88 Madison County 65
89 Gates County 64
90 Chowan County 60
91 Alleghany County 49
91 Perquimans County 49
92 Camden County 45
93 Clay County 39
94 Hyde County 38
95 Tyrrell County 30