Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (54.90K), followed by Mecklenburg County (9.35K), and Wake County (8.81K).

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 2019
Robeson
Mecklenburg
Wake
Cumberland
Hoke
Scotland
Swain
Guilford
Jackson
Forsyth
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2019
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Robeson County 54896
2 Mecklenburg County 9349
3 Wake County 8808
4 Cumberland County 6311
5 Hoke County 4992
6 Scotland County 4507
7 Swain County 4318
8 Guilford County 4093
9 Jackson County 3999
10 Forsyth County 3570
11 Durham County 3053
12 Alamance County 2421
13 Sampson County 2420
14 Harnett County 2331
15 Columbus County 2092
16 Halifax County 2042
17 Johnston County 1974
18 Onslow County 1943
19 Randolph County 1648
20 Cabarrus County 1570
21 Union County 1512
22 Richmond County 1435
23 Buncombe County 1399
24 Gaston County 1396
25 Davidson County 1382
26 New Hanover County 1372
27 Brunswick County 1203
28 Moore County 1134
29 Warren County 1109
30 Wayne County 1039
31 Bladen County 1027
32 Iredell County 989
33 Nash County 983
34 Pitt County 948
35 Catawba County 931
36 Rowan County 914
37 Orange County 909
38 Chatham County 899
39 Duplin County 847
40 Burke County 824
41 Henderson County 813
42 Lee County 811
43 Craven County 697
44 Franklin County 671
44 Graham County 671
45 Pender County 596
46 Granville County 552
47 Wilson County 545
48 Rockingham County 544
49 Caldwell County 502
50 Beaufort County 482
51 Cherokee County 462
52 Carteret County 460
53 Surry County 454
54 Greene County 451
55 Haywood County 435
56 Vance County 433
57 Lincoln County 419
58 Cleveland County 397
59 McDowell County 390
60 Lenoir County 378
61 Edgecombe County 377
62 Person County 342
63 Montgomery County 331
64 Hertford County 307
65 Davie County 300
66 Macon County 298
67 Stanly County 296
68 Yadkin County 276
69 Wilkes County 273
70 Rutherford County 268
71 Pasquotank County 254
72 Watauga County 225
73 Dare County 223
74 Stokes County 220
75 Currituck County 209
76 Anson County 208
77 Alexander County 200
78 Caswell County 187
79 Transylvania County 156
80 Bertie County 144
81 Mitchell County 140
81 Yancey County 140
82 Martin County 138
83 Polk County 135
84 Northampton County 131
85 Ashe County 115
86 Washington County 114
87 Madison County 110
88 Avery County 106
89 Jones County 104
90 Pamlico County 103
91 Gates County 77
92 Clay County 74
93 Chowan County 68
94 Perquimans County 65
95 Alleghany County 63
96 Camden County 53
97 Hyde County 43
98 Tyrrell County 37