Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (360.91K), followed by Wake County (229.30K), and Guilford County (187.83K).
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 2018
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 360912 |
| 2 | Wake County | 229302 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 187829 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 130228 |
| 5 | Durham County | 118368 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 104256 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 64632 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 40363 |
| 9 | Wayne County | 39893 |
| 10 | Gaston County | 39320 |
| 11 | Nash County | 38807 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 34628 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 34242 |
| 14 | Wilson County | 32915 |
| 15 | New Hanover County | 31727 |
| 16 | Robeson County | 31484 |
| 17 | Onslow County | 31311 |
| 18 | Edgecombe County | 30136 |
| 19 | Harnett County | 29661 |
| 20 | Union County | 29236 |
| 21 | Halifax County | 27182 |
| 22 | Rowan County | 23606 |
| 23 | Lenoir County | 23435 |
| 24 | Vance County | 23072 |
| 25 | Craven County | 22120 |
| 26 | Iredell County | 21949 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 20380 |
| 28 | Granville County | 19332 |
| 29 | Hoke County | 19255 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 17565 |
| 31 | Orange County | 17512 |
| 32 | Rockingham County | 17197 |
| 33 | Columbus County | 17088 |
| 34 | Sampson County | 16956 |
| 35 | Davidson County | 16491 |
| 36 | Buncombe County | 16296 |
| 37 | Duplin County | 15134 |
| 38 | Hertford County | 14576 |
| 39 | Pasquotank County | 14465 |
| 40 | Richmond County | 14443 |
| 41 | Catawba County | 14334 |
| 42 | Brunswick County | 14053 |
| 43 | Scotland County | 13625 |
| 44 | Lee County | 12361 |
| 45 | Moore County | 11986 |
| 46 | Anson County | 11853 |
| 47 | Beaufort County | 11820 |
| 48 | Bertie County | 11734 |
| 49 | Bladen County | 11371 |
| 50 | Northampton County | 11368 |
| 51 | Person County | 10668 |
| 52 | Warren County | 10200 |
| 53 | Martin County | 9623 |
| 54 | Randolph County | 9485 |
| 55 | Pender County | 9368 |
| 56 | Chatham County | 9188 |
| 57 | Greene County | 7776 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 7355 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 7184 |
| 60 | Rutherford County | 6636 |
| 61 | Burke County | 6300 |
| 62 | Washington County | 5795 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 5069 |
| 64 | Chowan County | 4834 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 4792 |
| 66 | Caldwell County | 4198 |
| 67 | Carteret County | 3978 |
| 68 | Henderson County | 3932 |
| 69 | Gates County | 3630 |
| 70 | Wilkes County | 3147 |
| 71 | Perquimans County | 3070 |
| 72 | Surry County | 2987 |
| 73 | Jones County | 2894 |
| 74 | Davie County | 2770 |
| 75 | Pamlico County | 2402 |
| 76 | Alexander County | 2209 |
| 77 | McDowell County | 1860 |
| 78 | Stokes County | 1839 |
| 79 | Tyrrell County | 1579 |
| 80 | Currituck County | 1548 |
| 81 | Hyde County | 1388 |
| 82 | Yadkin County | 1283 |
| 83 | Camden County | 1255 |
| 84 | Transylvania County | 1193 |
| 85 | Watauga County | 1056 |
| 86 | Jackson County | 1007 |
| 87 | Dare County | 975 |
| 88 | Polk County | 890 |
| 89 | Haywood County | 812 |
| 90 | Avery County | 810 |
| 91 | Macon County | 582 |
| 92 | Cherokee County | 479 |
| 93 | Madison County | 310 |
| 94 | Ashe County | 251 |
| 95 | Alleghany County | 206 |
| 96 | Yancey County | 186 |
| 97 | Swain County | 163 |
| 98 | Clay County | 143 |
| 99 | Mitchell County | 103 |
| 100 | Graham County | 42 |