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.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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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