Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (354.11K), followed by Wake County (225.71K), and Guilford County (184.76K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 354105 |
| 2 | Wake County | 225707 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 184758 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 128464 |
| 5 | Durham County | 118107 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 103072 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 63803 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 39631 |
| 9 | Cabarrus County | 38398 |
| 10 | Nash County | 38346 |
| 11 | Gaston County | 37773 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 33289 |
| 13 | Wilson County | 33049 |
| 14 | Johnston County | 32533 |
| 15 | Robeson County | 31796 |
| 16 | New Hanover County | 31784 |
| 17 | Onslow County | 31175 |
| 18 | Edgecombe County | 30624 |
| 19 | Harnett County | 28983 |
| 20 | Union County | 28554 |
| 21 | Halifax County | 27507 |
| 22 | Lenoir County | 23461 |
| 23 | Rowan County | 23436 |
| 24 | Vance County | 22814 |
| 25 | Craven County | 22195 |
| 26 | Iredell County | 21423 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 20292 |
| 28 | Granville County | 19208 |
| 29 | Hoke County | 18803 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 17348 |
| 31 | Columbus County | 17285 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 17207 |
| 33 | Orange County | 17118 |
| 34 | Sampson County | 16903 |
| 35 | Buncombe County | 16296 |
| 36 | Davidson County | 16181 |
| 37 | Duplin County | 15121 |
| 38 | Hertford County | 14541 |
| 39 | Pasquotank County | 14309 |
| 40 | Richmond County | 14276 |
| 41 | Catawba County | 14261 |
| 42 | Scotland County | 13883 |
| 43 | Brunswick County | 13744 |
| 44 | Lee County | 12204 |
| 45 | Anson County | 12066 |
| 46 | Moore County | 12014 |
| 47 | Beaufort County | 11909 |
| 48 | Bertie County | 11885 |
| 49 | Bladen County | 11573 |
| 50 | Northampton County | 11515 |
| 51 | Person County | 10640 |
| 52 | Warren County | 10195 |
| 53 | Martin County | 9673 |
| 54 | Randolph County | 9458 |
| 55 | Pender County | 9357 |
| 56 | Chatham County | 9045 |
| 57 | Greene County | 7773 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 7408 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 7180 |
| 60 | Rutherford County | 6556 |
| 61 | Burke County | 6179 |
| 62 | Washington County | 5868 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 5165 |
| 64 | Chowan County | 4885 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 4707 |
| 66 | Caldwell County | 4072 |
| 67 | Carteret County | 4036 |
| 68 | Henderson County | 3907 |
| 69 | Gates County | 3657 |
| 70 | Wilkes County | 3128 |
| 71 | Perquimans County | 3103 |
| 72 | Surry County | 2992 |
| 73 | Jones County | 2887 |
| 74 | Davie County | 2707 |
| 75 | Pamlico County | 2432 |
| 76 | Alexander County | 2219 |
| 77 | Stokes County | 1895 |
| 78 | McDowell County | 1782 |
| 79 | Tyrrell County | 1576 |
| 80 | Hyde County | 1514 |
| 81 | Currituck County | 1501 |
| 82 | Yadkin County | 1288 |
| 83 | Camden County | 1262 |
| 84 | Transylvania County | 1207 |
| 85 | Watauga County | 1031 |
| 86 | Jackson County | 1000 |
| 87 | Dare County | 971 |
| 88 | Polk County | 894 |
| 89 | Haywood County | 806 |
| 90 | Avery County | 802 |
| 91 | Macon County | 543 |
| 92 | Cherokee County | 449 |
| 93 | Madison County | 328 |
| 94 | Ashe County | 250 |
| 95 | Alleghany County | 201 |
| 96 | Yancey County | 183 |
| 97 | Swain County | 157 |
| 98 | Clay County | 136 |
| 99 | Mitchell County | 104 |
| 100 | Graham County | 42 |
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