Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (337.01K), followed by Wake County (217.32K), and Guilford County (177.99K).
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 2015
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 337009 |
| 2 | Wake County | 217317 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 177989 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 125555 |
| 5 | Durham County | 116392 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 100510 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 62122 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 40362 |
| 9 | Nash County | 37566 |
| 10 | Gaston County | 34672 |
| 11 | Cabarrus County | 34334 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 32780 |
| 13 | Robeson County | 32730 |
| 14 | New Hanover County | 31634 |
| 15 | Alamance County | 31265 |
| 16 | Edgecombe County | 31258 |
| 17 | Onslow County | 30505 |
| 18 | Johnston County | 29714 |
| 19 | Halifax County | 27914 |
| 20 | Harnett County | 27798 |
| 21 | Union County | 27016 |
| 22 | Lenoir County | 23890 |
| 23 | Rowan County | 22876 |
| 24 | Vance County | 22818 |
| 25 | Craven County | 22387 |
| 26 | Iredell County | 20593 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 20201 |
| 28 | Granville County | 18840 |
| 29 | Hoke County | 18160 |
| 30 | Rockingham County | 17403 |
| 31 | Columbus County | 17379 |
| 32 | Sampson County | 17277 |
| 33 | Orange County | 17216 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 16903 |
| 35 | Buncombe County | 16180 |
| 36 | Duplin County | 15397 |
| 37 | Davidson County | 15314 |
| 38 | Hertford County | 14800 |
| 39 | Pasquotank County | 14569 |
| 40 | Richmond County | 14403 |
| 41 | Scotland County | 13902 |
| 42 | Catawba County | 13884 |
| 43 | Brunswick County | 13391 |
| 44 | Anson County | 12553 |
| 45 | Bertie County | 12492 |
| 46 | Beaufort County | 12070 |
| 47 | Lee County | 12051 |
| 48 | Moore County | 12018 |
| 49 | Northampton County | 11946 |
| 50 | Bladen County | 11883 |
| 51 | Person County | 10570 |
| 52 | Warren County | 10433 |
| 53 | Martin County | 9972 |
| 54 | Pender County | 9390 |
| 55 | Randolph County | 9058 |
| 56 | Chatham County | 8939 |
| 57 | Greene County | 7831 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 7529 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 6950 |
| 60 | Rutherford County | 6576 |
| 61 | Washington County | 6035 |
| 62 | Burke County | 6008 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 5239 |
| 64 | Chowan County | 4869 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 4559 |
| 66 | Carteret County | 4043 |
| 67 | Caldwell County | 3983 |
| 68 | Gates County | 3759 |
| 69 | Henderson County | 3653 |
| 70 | Perquimans County | 3147 |
| 71 | Wilkes County | 3053 |
| 72 | Jones County | 3002 |
| 73 | Surry County | 2908 |
| 74 | Davie County | 2628 |
| 75 | Pamlico County | 2525 |
| 76 | Alexander County | 2163 |
| 77 | Stokes County | 1911 |
| 78 | McDowell County | 1767 |
| 79 | Hyde County | 1547 |
| 80 | Tyrrell County | 1537 |
| 81 | Currituck County | 1471 |
| 82 | Camden County | 1270 |
| 83 | Transylvania County | 1258 |
| 84 | Yadkin County | 1246 |
| 85 | Dare County | 971 |
| 85 | Watauga County | 971 |
| 86 | Polk County | 928 |
| 87 | Jackson County | 906 |
| 88 | Avery County | 749 |
| 89 | Haywood County | 696 |
| 90 | Macon County | 524 |
| 91 | Cherokee County | 382 |
| 92 | Madison County | 322 |
| 93 | Ashe County | 230 |
| 94 | Alleghany County | 187 |
| 95 | Yancey County | 183 |
| 96 | Swain County | 178 |
| 97 | Clay County | 116 |
| 98 | Mitchell County | 97 |
| 99 | Graham County | 30 |
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