Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (328.16K), followed by Wake County (213.03K), and Guilford County (174.79K).

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 2014
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Mecklenburg County 328160
2 Wake County 213026
3 Guilford County 174790
4 Cumberland County 124883
5 Durham County 115142
6 Forsyth County 99548
7 Pitt County 61148
8 Wayne County 40343
9 Nash County 37423
10 Gaston County 33669
11 Robeson County 33228
12 Cabarrus County 32729
13 Wilson County 32606
14 Edgecombe County 31912
15 New Hanover County 31618
16 Alamance County 30488
17 Onslow County 30182
18 Johnston County 28908
19 Halifax County 28303
20 Harnett County 27516
21 Union County 26316
22 Lenoir County 24128
23 Rowan County 22904
24 Vance County 22736
25 Craven County 22572
26 Cleveland County 20172
27 Iredell County 20046
28 Granville County 18720
29 Hoke County 17828
30 Rockingham County 17440
31 Columbus County 17425
32 Sampson County 17321
33 Orange County 17009
34 Franklin County 16903
35 Buncombe County 16130
36 Duplin County 15556
37 Davidson County 15290
38 Hertford County 14905
39 Pasquotank County 14712
40 Richmond County 14486
41 Scotland County 14046
42 Catawba County 13792
43 Brunswick County 13169
44 Anson County 12747
45 Bertie County 12642
46 Beaufort County 12095
47 Northampton County 12087
48 Moore County 12056
49 Lee County 12041
50 Bladen County 11990
51 Person County 10646
52 Warren County 10575
53 Martin County 10043
54 Pender County 9297
55 Randolph County 8921
56 Chatham County 8789
57 Greene County 7875
58 Caswell County 7611
59 Stanly County 6831
60 Rutherford County 6621
61 Washington County 6133
62 Burke County 6003
63 Montgomery County 5198
64 Chowan County 4974
65 Lincoln County 4507
66 Carteret County 4135
67 Caldwell County 4042
68 Gates County 3857
69 Henderson County 3461
70 Perquimans County 3270
71 Jones County 3051
72 Wilkes County 3012
73 Surry County 2887
74 Davie County 2591
75 Pamlico County 2543
76 Alexander County 2155
77 Stokes County 1926
78 McDowell County 1793
79 Hyde County 1634
80 Tyrrell County 1497
81 Currituck County 1435
82 Yadkin County 1286
83 Camden County 1283
84 Transylvania County 1262
85 Dare County 985
86 Watauga County 941
87 Polk County 900
88 Jackson County 828
89 Avery County 770
90 Haywood County 647
91 Macon County 517
92 Cherokee County 374
93 Madison County 333
94 Ashe County 232
95 Yancey County 191
96 Alleghany County 188
97 Swain County 163
98 Clay County 111
99 Mitchell County 100
100 Graham County 24