Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (54.59K), followed by Mecklenburg County (8.22K), and Wake County (8.16K).

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 2015
Robeson
Mecklenburg
Wake
Cumberland
Hoke
Scotland
Swain
Jackson
Guilford
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2015
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Robeson County 54594
2 Mecklenburg County 8215
3 Wake County 8162
4 Cumberland County 5949
5 Hoke County 4878
6 Scotland County 4232
7 Swain County 4151
8 Jackson County 3958
9 Guilford County 3732
10 Forsyth County 3157
11 Durham County 2877
12 Alamance County 2188
13 Harnett County 2122
14 Halifax County 2111
15 Sampson County 2079
16 Columbus County 2050
17 Onslow County 1859
18 Johnston County 1681
19 Randolph County 1482
20 Union County 1389
21 Cabarrus County 1351
22 Richmond County 1344
23 Buncombe County 1319
24 Davidson County 1293
25 Gaston County 1229
25 New Hanover County 1229
26 Warren County 1108
27 Brunswick County 1019
28 Bladen County 976
29 Wayne County 942
30 Moore County 935
31 Pitt County 910
32 Iredell County 908
33 Orange County 905
34 Nash County 882
35 Catawba County 880
36 Chatham County 865
37 Duplin County 840
38 Lee County 794
39 Rowan County 771
40 Burke County 765
41 Henderson County 729
42 Craven County 656
43 Graham County 636
44 Franklin County 586
45 Rockingham County 526
46 Pender County 519
47 Wilson County 491
48 Granville County 481
49 Greene County 470
50 Caldwell County 462
51 Beaufort County 460
52 Carteret County 435
53 Surry County 415
54 Cherokee County 412
55 Haywood County 389
56 Edgecombe County 384
57 Lenoir County 377
58 McDowell County 367
59 Vance County 348
60 Cleveland County 342
61 Lincoln County 335
62 Person County 322
63 Hertford County 314
64 Montgomery County 286
65 Wilkes County 266
66 Macon County 265
67 Davie County 264
68 Rutherford County 251
69 Stanly County 247
70 Yadkin County 244
71 Anson County 223
72 Stokes County 211
73 Pasquotank County 198
74 Dare County 189
75 Alexander County 183
76 Watauga County 172
77 Currituck County 163
78 Caswell County 156
79 Transylvania County 136
80 Northampton County 133
81 Mitchell County 132
81 Yancey County 132
82 Polk County 124
83 Bertie County 121
84 Martin County 108
85 Madison County 98
86 Pamlico County 96
86 Washington County 96
87 Avery County 91
88 Ashe County 87
89 Jones County 82
90 Gates County 74
91 Chowan County 68
92 Perquimans County 58
93 Alleghany County 56
94 Camden County 50
95 Clay County 45
96 Hyde County 41
97 Tyrrell County 35