Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (320.09K), followed by Wake County (209.18K), and Guilford County (171.54K).

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 2013
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Mecklenburg County 320086
2 Wake County 209177
3 Guilford County 171542
4 Cumberland County 123611
5 Durham County 112659
6 Forsyth County 98190
7 Pitt County 60532
8 Wayne County 40127
9 Nash County 37032
10 Robeson County 33321
11 Gaston County 32974
12 Wilson County 32515
13 Edgecombe County 32141
14 New Hanover County 31317
15 Cabarrus County 31083
16 Onslow County 29987
17 Alamance County 29956
18 Halifax County 28452
19 Johnston County 28121
20 Harnett County 27236
21 Union County 25781
22 Lenoir County 24217
23 Craven County 22731
24 Rowan County 22625
25 Vance County 22606
26 Cleveland County 20010
27 Iredell County 19925
28 Granville County 18590
29 Sampson County 17521
30 Hoke County 17502
31 Rockingham County 17483
32 Columbus County 17482
33 Orange County 17090
34 Franklin County 16876
35 Buncombe County 15988
36 Duplin County 15632
37 Davidson County 15157
38 Hertford County 14894
39 Pasquotank County 14829
40 Richmond County 14459
41 Scotland County 14101
42 Catawba County 13726
43 Brunswick County 12932
44 Anson County 12648
45 Bertie County 12606
46 Northampton County 12212
47 Bladen County 12162
48 Beaufort County 12138
49 Moore County 12135
50 Lee County 12044
51 Warren County 10691
52 Person County 10690
53 Martin County 10224
54 Pender County 9398
55 Randolph County 8850
56 Chatham County 8698
57 Greene County 7811
58 Caswell County 7725
59 Stanly County 6793
60 Rutherford County 6716
61 Washington County 6274
62 Burke County 5980
63 Montgomery County 5258
64 Chowan County 5048
65 Lincoln County 4542
66 Carteret County 4138
67 Caldwell County 4031
68 Gates County 3876
69 Henderson County 3477
70 Perquimans County 3308
71 Jones County 3146
72 Wilkes County 3005
73 Surry County 2875
74 Davie County 2601
75 Pamlico County 2584
76 Alexander County 2143
77 Stokes County 1919
78 McDowell County 1790
79 Hyde County 1683
80 Tyrrell County 1515
81 Currituck County 1426
82 Camden County 1300
82 Yadkin County 1300
83 Transylvania County 1249
84 Dare County 983
85 Watauga County 924
86 Polk County 893
87 Jackson County 825
88 Avery County 764
89 Haywood County 643
90 Macon County 536
91 Cherokee County 372
92 Madison County 327
93 Ashe County 230
94 Yancey County 175
95 Alleghany County 168
96 Swain County 119
97 Clay County 102
98 Mitchell County 87
99 Graham County 21