Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (13.69K), followed by Wake County (9.90K), and Cumberland County (6.24K).

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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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015
Mecklenburg
Wake
Cumberland
Forsyth
Guilford
Durham
Onslow
Cabarrus
Johnston
Wayne
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015
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Rank County Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Mecklenburg County 13690
2 Wake County 9902
3 Cumberland County 6235
4 Forsyth County 5957
5 Guilford County 4662
6 Durham County 3876
7 Onslow County 2267
8 Cabarrus County 1828
9 Johnston County 1581
10 Wayne County 1394
11 Harnett County 1342
12 Union County 1335
13 Pitt County 1222
14 Alamance County 1130
15 New Hanover County 1047
16 Gaston County 1023
17 Sampson County 835
18 Hoke County 818
19 Rowan County 787
20 Iredell County 759
21 Duplin County 728
22 Wilson County 722
23 Robeson County 679
24 Catawba County 654
25 Craven County 636
26 Davidson County 592
27 Buncombe County 589
28 Orange County 578
29 Lee County 551
30 Randolph County 550
31 Nash County 539
32 Franklin County 519
33 Chatham County 496
34 Vance County 416
35 Granville County 394
36 Brunswick County 373
37 Lenoir County 371
38 Rockingham County 354
39 Surry County 350
40 Beaufort County 320
41 Columbus County 313
42 Edgecombe County 303
43 Richmond County 290
44 Halifax County 282
45 Pasquotank County 253
46 Moore County 244
47 Henderson County 230
48 Bladen County 221
49 Greene County 213
50 Lincoln County 211
51 Cleveland County 203
52 Pender County 201
53 Burke County 193
53 Montgomery County 193
54 Wilkes County 187
55 Caldwell County 177
56 Carteret County 172
57 Stanly County 161
58 McDowell County 160
58 Warren County 160
59 Rutherford County 157
60 Hertford County 152
61 Scotland County 141
62 Person County 132
63 Yadkin County 128
64 Martin County 116
65 Davie County 115
66 Northampton County 102
67 Dare County 95
68 Washington County 94
69 Caswell County 84
70 Macon County 83
71 Anson County 80
72 Watauga County 79
73 Currituck County 74
74 Bertie County 73
75 Alexander County 69
75 Stokes County 69
76 Jackson County 68
77 Ashe County 55
78 Chowan County 51
79 Pamlico County 47
80 Haywood County 43
81 Cherokee County 42
82 Yancey County 39
83 Polk County 37
84 Alleghany County 34
84 Perquimans County 34
85 Camden County 32
86 Jones County 28
87 Gates County 25
87 Mitchell County 25
88 Transylvania County 24
88 Tyrrell County 24
89 Clay County 22
90 Madison County 20
91 Hyde County 19
92 Avery County 14
93 Swain County 13
94 Graham County 0