Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (54.66K), followed by Mecklenburg County (8.56K), and Wake County (8.29K).

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 2016
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 2016
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Robeson County 54659
2 Mecklenburg County 8559
3 Wake County 8291
4 Cumberland County 6136
5 Hoke County 4909
6 Scotland County 4284
7 Swain County 4207
8 Jackson County 4012
9 Guilford County 3817
10 Forsyth County 3260
11 Durham County 2906
12 Alamance County 2234
13 Sampson County 2187
14 Harnett County 2174
15 Halifax County 2101
16 Columbus County 2041
17 Onslow County 1825
18 Johnston County 1774
19 Randolph County 1539
20 Union County 1433
21 Cabarrus County 1404
22 Richmond County 1354
23 Davidson County 1315
24 Buncombe County 1312
25 New Hanover County 1264
26 Gaston County 1235
27 Warren County 1089
28 Brunswick County 1061
29 Bladen County 1005
30 Moore County 984
31 Wayne County 979
32 Iredell County 926
33 Nash County 924
34 Pitt County 900
35 Catawba County 893
36 Orange County 863
37 Chatham County 858
38 Duplin County 828
39 Burke County 799
40 Lee County 792
41 Rowan County 789
42 Henderson County 737
43 Craven County 646
44 Graham County 634
45 Franklin County 588
46 Pender County 560
47 Rockingham County 523
48 Granville County 494
48 Wilson County 494
49 Beaufort County 486
50 Caldwell County 466
51 Greene County 461
52 Carteret County 437
53 Cherokee County 434
54 Surry County 428
55 Haywood County 414
56 Edgecombe County 387
57 Lenoir County 376
58 Vance County 372
59 Cleveland County 370
60 Lincoln County 360
61 McDowell County 359
62 Person County 317
63 Hertford County 305
64 Davie County 290
65 Montgomery County 284
66 Macon County 281
67 Wilkes County 261
68 Stanly County 260
69 Rutherford County 254
70 Yadkin County 253
71 Anson County 227
72 Pasquotank County 223
73 Alexander County 198
74 Stokes County 197
75 Dare County 195
76 Watauga County 185
77 Currituck County 169
78 Caswell County 161
79 Yancey County 142
80 Transylvania County 139
81 Mitchell County 136
82 Northampton County 128
83 Bertie County 124
83 Polk County 124
84 Martin County 117
85 Avery County 103
86 Madison County 98
87 Washington County 97
88 Pamlico County 92
89 Jones County 91
90 Ashe County 89
91 Gates County 78
92 Chowan County 65
93 Alleghany County 60
93 Perquimans County 60
94 Camden County 53
95 Clay County 46
96 Hyde County 42
97 Tyrrell County 36