Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (291.37K), followed by Wake County (192.52K), and Guilford County (162.08K).
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 Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 291374 |
| 2 | Wake County | 192518 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 162081 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 120946 |
| 5 | Durham County | 105572 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 95466 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 58230 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 39173 |
| 9 | Nash County | 36089 |
| 10 | Robeson County | 33137 |
| 11 | Edgecombe County | 32628 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 32162 |
| 13 | Gaston County | 31946 |
| 14 | New Hanover County | 30390 |
| 15 | Onslow County | 29553 |
| 16 | Halifax County | 29172 |
| 17 | Alamance County | 28964 |
| 18 | Cabarrus County | 28245 |
| 19 | Johnston County | 26403 |
| 20 | Harnett County | 24611 |
| 21 | Lenoir County | 24318 |
| 22 | Union County | 24261 |
| 23 | Craven County | 23581 |
| 24 | Vance County | 22828 |
| 25 | Rowan County | 22817 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 20433 |
| 27 | Iredell County | 19407 |
| 28 | Granville County | 18679 |
| 29 | Columbus County | 17854 |
| 30 | Rockingham County | 17845 |
| 31 | Sampson County | 17579 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 16540 |
| 33 | Orange County | 16299 |
| 34 | Hoke County | 16207 |
| 35 | Buncombe County | 15517 |
| 36 | Pasquotank County | 15484 |
| 37 | Duplin County | 15318 |
| 38 | Hertford County | 15070 |
| 39 | Davidson County | 14771 |
| 40 | Richmond County | 14437 |
| 41 | Scotland County | 13998 |
| 42 | Catawba County | 13344 |
| 43 | Bertie County | 13295 |
| 44 | Anson County | 13073 |
| 45 | Northampton County | 12901 |
| 46 | Brunswick County | 12504 |
| 47 | Beaufort County | 12406 |
| 47 | Bladen County | 12406 |
| 48 | Moore County | 11951 |
| 49 | Lee County | 11815 |
| 50 | Warren County | 11024 |
| 51 | Person County | 10685 |
| 52 | Martin County | 10680 |
| 53 | Pender County | 9343 |
| 54 | Chatham County | 8683 |
| 55 | Randolph County | 8493 |
| 56 | Caswell County | 8069 |
| 57 | Greene County | 7992 |
| 58 | Rutherford County | 6914 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 6695 |
| 60 | Washington County | 6594 |
| 61 | Burke County | 6093 |
| 62 | Montgomery County | 5310 |
| 63 | Chowan County | 5070 |
| 64 | Lincoln County | 4433 |
| 65 | Caldwell County | 4174 |
| 66 | Carteret County | 4088 |
| 67 | Gates County | 4053 |
| 68 | Perquimans County | 3353 |
| 69 | Henderson County | 3324 |
| 70 | Jones County | 3281 |
| 71 | Surry County | 2950 |
| 72 | Wilkes County | 2932 |
| 73 | Davie County | 2656 |
| 74 | Pamlico County | 2650 |
| 75 | Alexander County | 2085 |
| 76 | Stokes County | 1938 |
| 77 | Hyde County | 1845 |
| 78 | McDowell County | 1788 |
| 79 | Tyrrell County | 1699 |
| 80 | Currituck County | 1381 |
| 81 | Camden County | 1323 |
| 82 | Transylvania County | 1302 |
| 83 | Yadkin County | 1226 |
| 84 | Polk County | 917 |
| 85 | Watauga County | 886 |
| 86 | Dare County | 876 |
| 87 | Jackson County | 777 |
| 88 | Avery County | 725 |
| 89 | Haywood County | 638 |
| 90 | Macon County | 492 |
| 91 | Cherokee County | 361 |
| 92 | Madison County | 243 |
| 93 | Ashe County | 206 |
| 94 | Yancey County | 169 |
| 95 | Alleghany County | 163 |
| 96 | Swain County | 84 |
| 97 | Clay County | 79 |
| 98 | Mitchell County | 69 |
| 99 | Graham County | 18 |