Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (300.08K), followed by Wake County (197.75K), and Guilford County (165.03K).

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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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Mecklenburg County 300081
2 Wake County 197754
3 Guilford County 165033
4 Cumberland County 121988
5 Durham County 108205
6 Forsyth County 96302
7 Pitt County 59111
8 Wayne County 39726
9 Nash County 36591
10 Robeson County 33365
11 Edgecombe County 32471
12 Gaston County 32283
13 Wilson County 32278
14 New Hanover County 30570
15 Alamance County 29278
16 Onslow County 29094
17 Cabarrus County 29044
18 Halifax County 28977
19 Johnston County 26980
20 Harnett County 25400
21 Union County 24591
22 Lenoir County 24305
23 Craven County 23245
24 Vance County 22987
25 Rowan County 22613
26 Cleveland County 20314
27 Iredell County 19572
28 Granville County 18497
29 Columbus County 17748
30 Rockingham County 17723
31 Sampson County 17528
32 Hoke County 16790
33 Franklin County 16504
34 Orange County 16417
35 Buncombe County 15636
36 Duplin County 15567
37 Pasquotank County 15226
38 Hertford County 15023
39 Davidson County 14866
40 Richmond County 14480
41 Scotland County 14185
42 Catawba County 13339
43 Bertie County 12972
44 Anson County 12971
45 Northampton County 12828
46 Brunswick County 12623
47 Beaufort County 12330
48 Bladen County 12248
49 Moore County 11978
50 Lee County 11950
51 Warren County 11036
52 Person County 10727
53 Martin County 10493
54 Pender County 9397
55 Chatham County 8675
56 Randolph County 8418
57 Greene County 8016
58 Caswell County 7958
59 Rutherford County 6834
60 Stanly County 6675
61 Washington County 6460
62 Burke County 6095
63 Montgomery County 5336
64 Chowan County 5103
65 Lincoln County 4402
66 Carteret County 4169
67 Caldwell County 4146
68 Gates County 4015
69 Henderson County 3378
70 Perquimans County 3345
71 Jones County 3225
72 Surry County 2933
72 Wilkes County 2933
73 Pamlico County 2677
74 Davie County 2633
75 Alexander County 2017
76 Stokes County 1935
77 Hyde County 1834
78 McDowell County 1799
79 Tyrrell County 1641
80 Currituck County 1383
81 Camden County 1330
82 Transylvania County 1260
83 Yadkin County 1235
84 Dare County 904
85 Polk County 882
86 Watauga County 868
87 Jackson County 751
88 Avery County 744
89 Haywood County 634
90 Macon County 486
91 Cherokee County 356
92 Madison County 269
93 Ashe County 202
94 Alleghany County 165
95 Yancey County 163
96 Swain County 99
97 Clay County 95
98 Mitchell County 74
99 Graham County 17