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.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |