Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (55.04K), followed by Mecklenburg County (9.04K), and Wake County (8.68K).

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 2018
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2018
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Robeson County 55040
2 Mecklenburg County 9042
3 Wake County 8677
4 Cumberland County 6316
5 Hoke County 4986
6 Scotland County 4374
7 Swain County 4269
8 Guilford County 4012
9 Jackson County 4000
10 Forsyth County 3408
11 Durham County 3034
12 Sampson County 2327
13 Alamance County 2317
14 Harnett County 2258
15 Columbus County 2085
16 Halifax County 2043
17 Onslow County 1889
18 Johnston County 1883
19 Randolph County 1584
20 Union County 1525
21 Cabarrus County 1498
22 Richmond County 1420
23 Buncombe County 1355
24 Gaston County 1353
25 New Hanover County 1351
26 Davidson County 1348
27 Brunswick County 1150
28 Warren County 1103
29 Moore County 1041
30 Bladen County 1021
31 Wayne County 1008
32 Iredell County 973
33 Nash County 952
34 Catawba County 924
35 Pitt County 921
36 Orange County 915
37 Rowan County 883
38 Chatham County 865
39 Duplin County 853
40 Burke County 812
41 Henderson County 800
42 Lee County 788
43 Graham County 679
44 Craven County 675
45 Franklin County 645
46 Pender County 585
47 Rockingham County 539
48 Granville County 522
49 Wilson County 513
50 Beaufort County 488
51 Caldwell County 485
52 Greene County 459
52 Surry County 459
53 Carteret County 454
54 Cherokee County 453
55 Haywood County 430
56 Vance County 411
57 McDowell County 391
58 Cleveland County 386
58 Lincoln County 386
59 Edgecombe County 385
60 Lenoir County 375
61 Person County 346
62 Montgomery County 311
63 Hertford County 307
64 Davie County 288
64 Macon County 288
65 Stanly County 280
66 Yadkin County 266
67 Wilkes County 265
68 Rutherford County 247
69 Pasquotank County 241
70 Anson County 233
71 Stokes County 222
72 Watauga County 221
73 Dare County 214
74 Alexander County 199
75 Currituck County 196
76 Caswell County 174
77 Transylvania County 147
78 Yancey County 142
79 Polk County 138
80 Bertie County 136
80 Mitchell County 136
81 Northampton County 127
82 Martin County 125
83 Ashe County 116
84 Madison County 115
85 Avery County 112
86 Washington County 108
87 Pamlico County 101
88 Jones County 96
89 Perquimans County 73
90 Gates County 71
91 Chowan County 66
92 Clay County 65
93 Alleghany County 60
94 Camden County 53
95 Tyrrell County 39
96 Hyde County 36