Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (345.81K), followed by Wake County (221.46K), and Guilford County (182.00K).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 345810 |
| 2 | Wake County | 221462 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 181996 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 127509 |
| 5 | Durham County | 117931 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 101645 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 62814 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 40207 |
| 9 | Nash County | 37968 |
| 10 | Gaston County | 36238 |
| 11 | Cabarrus County | 36222 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 33001 |
| 13 | Robeson County | 32328 |
| 14 | Alamance County | 32028 |
| 15 | New Hanover County | 31723 |
| 16 | Johnston County | 31030 |
| 17 | Edgecombe County | 31018 |
| 18 | Onslow County | 30422 |
| 19 | Harnett County | 28475 |
| 20 | Union County | 27797 |
| 21 | Halifax County | 27733 |
| 22 | Lenoir County | 23749 |
| 23 | Rowan County | 23122 |
| 24 | Vance County | 22899 |
| 25 | Craven County | 22284 |
| 26 | Iredell County | 20941 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 20193 |
| 28 | Granville County | 18979 |
| 29 | Hoke County | 18311 |
| 30 | Columbus County | 17350 |
| 31 | Orange County | 17282 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 17263 |
| 33 | Sampson County | 17122 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 17070 |
| 35 | Buncombe County | 16288 |
| 36 | Davidson County | 15785 |
| 37 | Duplin County | 15363 |
| 38 | Hertford County | 14691 |
| 39 | Pasquotank County | 14432 |
| 40 | Richmond County | 14375 |
| 41 | Catawba County | 14075 |
| 42 | Scotland County | 13848 |
| 43 | Brunswick County | 13509 |
| 44 | Anson County | 12220 |
| 45 | Lee County | 12136 |
| 46 | Moore County | 11990 |
| 47 | Beaufort County | 11965 |
| 48 | Bertie County | 11952 |
| 49 | Bladen County | 11648 |
| 50 | Northampton County | 11641 |
| 51 | Person County | 10613 |
| 52 | Warren County | 10268 |
| 53 | Martin County | 9846 |
| 54 | Pender County | 9374 |
| 55 | Randolph County | 9256 |
| 56 | Chatham County | 9002 |
| 57 | Greene County | 7919 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 7461 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 7035 |
| 60 | Rutherford County | 6547 |
| 61 | Burke County | 6013 |
| 62 | Washington County | 5924 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 5144 |
| 64 | Chowan County | 4888 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 4614 |
| 66 | Caldwell County | 4077 |
| 67 | Carteret County | 4028 |
| 68 | Henderson County | 3774 |
| 69 | Gates County | 3707 |
| 70 | Perquimans County | 3108 |
| 71 | Wilkes County | 3095 |
| 72 | Surry County | 2926 |
| 73 | Jones County | 2903 |
| 74 | Davie County | 2667 |
| 75 | Pamlico County | 2470 |
| 76 | Alexander County | 2214 |
| 77 | Stokes County | 1946 |
| 78 | McDowell County | 1728 |
| 79 | Hyde County | 1563 |
| 80 | Currituck County | 1500 |
| 81 | Tyrrell County | 1476 |
| 82 | Yadkin County | 1296 |
| 83 | Camden County | 1259 |
| 84 | Transylvania County | 1231 |
| 85 | Jackson County | 1001 |
| 85 | Watauga County | 1001 |
| 86 | Dare County | 967 |
| 87 | Polk County | 904 |
| 88 | Avery County | 784 |
| 89 | Haywood County | 729 |
| 90 | Macon County | 535 |
| 91 | Cherokee County | 442 |
| 92 | Madison County | 333 |
| 93 | Ashe County | 241 |
| 94 | Alleghany County | 188 |
| 95 | Yancey County | 186 |
| 96 | Swain County | 173 |
| 97 | Clay County | 127 |
| 98 | Mitchell County | 96 |
| 99 | Graham County | 36 |
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