Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (309.54K), followed by Wake County (204.10K), and Guilford County (168.12K).
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 2012
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 309539 |
| 2 | Wake County | 204102 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 168123 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 122447 |
| 5 | Durham County | 110411 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 96978 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 59998 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 39987 |
| 9 | Nash County | 36779 |
| 10 | Robeson County | 33456 |
| 11 | Gaston County | 32515 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 32460 |
| 13 | Edgecombe County | 32284 |
| 14 | New Hanover County | 30712 |
| 15 | Cabarrus County | 30023 |
| 16 | Onslow County | 30002 |
| 17 | Alamance County | 29623 |
| 18 | Halifax County | 28692 |
| 19 | Johnston County | 27276 |
| 20 | Harnett County | 26384 |
| 21 | Union County | 25163 |
| 22 | Lenoir County | 24231 |
| 23 | Craven County | 22967 |
| 24 | Vance County | 22940 |
| 25 | Rowan County | 22371 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 20142 |
| 27 | Iredell County | 19804 |
| 28 | Granville County | 18502 |
| 29 | Columbus County | 17637 |
| 30 | Rockingham County | 17618 |
| 31 | Sampson County | 17398 |
| 32 | Hoke County | 17327 |
| 33 | Orange County | 16816 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 16648 |
| 35 | Buncombe County | 15890 |
| 36 | Duplin County | 15661 |
| 37 | Pasquotank County | 15275 |
| 38 | Hertford County | 14994 |
| 39 | Davidson County | 14904 |
| 40 | Richmond County | 14498 |
| 41 | Scotland County | 14107 |
| 42 | Catawba County | 13504 |
| 43 | Anson County | 12839 |
| 44 | Brunswick County | 12831 |
| 45 | Bertie County | 12682 |
| 46 | Northampton County | 12398 |
| 47 | Bladen County | 12223 |
| 48 | Beaufort County | 12153 |
| 49 | Lee County | 12076 |
| 50 | Moore County | 12055 |
| 51 | Warren County | 10848 |
| 52 | Person County | 10601 |
| 53 | Martin County | 10329 |
| 54 | Pender County | 9437 |
| 55 | Chatham County | 8769 |
| 56 | Randolph County | 8594 |
| 57 | Greene County | 7921 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 7778 |
| 59 | Rutherford County | 6755 |
| 60 | Stanly County | 6711 |
| 61 | Washington County | 6292 |
| 62 | Burke County | 6024 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 5264 |
| 64 | Chowan County | 5046 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 4529 |
| 66 | Carteret County | 4173 |
| 67 | Caldwell County | 4095 |
| 68 | Gates County | 3968 |
| 69 | Henderson County | 3404 |
| 70 | Perquimans County | 3350 |
| 71 | Jones County | 3182 |
| 72 | Wilkes County | 3002 |
| 73 | Surry County | 2910 |
| 74 | Davie County | 2618 |
| 75 | Pamlico County | 2601 |
| 76 | Alexander County | 2094 |
| 77 | Stokes County | 1932 |
| 78 | McDowell County | 1765 |
| 79 | Hyde County | 1710 |
| 80 | Tyrrell County | 1489 |
| 81 | Currituck County | 1370 |
| 82 | Yadkin County | 1296 |
| 83 | Camden County | 1274 |
| 84 | Transylvania County | 1240 |
| 85 | Dare County | 946 |
| 86 | Polk County | 894 |
| 87 | Watauga County | 886 |
| 88 | Jackson County | 797 |
| 89 | Avery County | 746 |
| 90 | Haywood County | 623 |
| 91 | Macon County | 518 |
| 92 | Cherokee County | 345 |
| 93 | Madison County | 301 |
| 94 | Ashe County | 217 |
| 95 | Yancey County | 171 |
| 96 | Alleghany County | 168 |
| 97 | Swain County | 116 |
| 98 | Clay County | 103 |
| 99 | Mitchell County | 81 |
| 100 | Graham County | 18 |
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