Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (54.88K), followed by Mecklenburg County (8.86K), and Wake County (8.52K).

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 2017
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Robeson County 54880
2 Mecklenburg County 8857
3 Wake County 8517
4 Cumberland County 6278
5 Hoke County 4989
6 Scotland County 4343
7 Swain County 4256
8 Jackson County 4037
9 Guilford County 3899
10 Forsyth County 3320
11 Durham County 2917
12 Alamance County 2272
13 Sampson County 2252
14 Harnett County 2245
15 Halifax County 2081
16 Columbus County 2058
17 Onslow County 1835
18 Johnston County 1806
19 Randolph County 1539
20 Union County 1477
21 Cabarrus County 1460
22 Richmond County 1402
23 Buncombe County 1337
24 New Hanover County 1300
25 Davidson County 1288
26 Gaston County 1274
27 Brunswick County 1101
28 Warren County 1088
29 Moore County 1021
30 Bladen County 1018
31 Wayne County 961
32 Iredell County 931
33 Nash County 916
34 Pitt County 904
35 Catawba County 897
36 Orange County 877
37 Duplin County 861
38 Chatham County 851
39 Rowan County 811
40 Burke County 804
41 Lee County 790
42 Henderson County 764
43 Craven County 689
44 Graham County 653
45 Franklin County 616
46 Pender County 581
47 Rockingham County 530
48 Wilson County 511
49 Granville County 509
50 Caldwell County 490
51 Beaufort County 483
52 Greene County 463
53 Cherokee County 438
54 Surry County 435
55 Carteret County 428
56 Haywood County 405
57 Edgecombe County 392
58 Lenoir County 384
59 Vance County 377
60 McDowell County 374
61 Cleveland County 365
62 Lincoln County 360
63 Person County 345
64 Hertford County 304
65 Davie County 300
66 Montgomery County 299
67 Macon County 293
68 Stanly County 275
69 Yadkin County 267
70 Wilkes County 253
71 Rutherford County 245
72 Anson County 238
73 Pasquotank County 228
74 Dare County 210
75 Alexander County 201
76 Stokes County 199
77 Watauga County 198
78 Currituck County 176
79 Caswell County 172
80 Transylvania County 148
81 Mitchell County 136
82 Yancey County 134
83 Bertie County 133
84 Polk County 132
85 Avery County 122
86 Northampton County 121
87 Martin County 117
88 Ashe County 104
88 Washington County 104
89 Madison County 102
90 Jones County 98
91 Pamlico County 96
92 Gates County 80
93 Chowan County 66
94 Perquimans County 65
95 Alleghany County 61
96 Camden County 54
97 Clay County 53
98 Hyde County 43
99 Tyrrell County 39