Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (14.60K), followed by Wake County (10.37K), and Cumberland County (6.40K).
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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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 14595 |
| 2 | Wake County | 10372 |
| 3 | Cumberland County | 6403 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 6139 |
| 5 | Guilford County | 4921 |
| 6 | Durham County | 3983 |
| 7 | Onslow County | 2305 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 1995 |
| 9 | Johnston County | 1750 |
| 10 | Wayne County | 1441 |
| 11 | Harnett County | 1438 |
| 12 | Union County | 1428 |
| 13 | Pitt County | 1270 |
| 14 | Alamance County | 1179 |
| 15 | Gaston County | 1088 |
| 16 | New Hanover County | 1032 |
| 17 | Hoke County | 892 |
| 18 | Sampson County | 853 |
| 19 | Rowan County | 835 |
| 20 | Iredell County | 818 |
| 21 | Duplin County | 748 |
| 22 | Wilson County | 732 |
| 23 | Catawba County | 719 |
| 24 | Robeson County | 699 |
| 25 | Buncombe County | 654 |
| 26 | Orange County | 634 |
| 27 | Craven County | 627 |
| 28 | Davidson County | 623 |
| 29 | Randolph County | 582 |
| 30 | Lee County | 569 |
| 31 | Nash County | 566 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 549 |
| 33 | Chatham County | 481 |
| 34 | Granville County | 456 |
| 35 | Vance County | 427 |
| 36 | Brunswick County | 406 |
| 37 | Rockingham County | 386 |
| 38 | Surry County | 370 |
| 39 | Lenoir County | 362 |
| 40 | Beaufort County | 347 |
| 41 | Richmond County | 304 |
| 42 | Columbus County | 301 |
| 43 | Edgecombe County | 284 |
| 44 | Halifax County | 281 |
| 45 | Pasquotank County | 274 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 253 |
| 47 | Henderson County | 244 |
| 47 | Moore County | 244 |
| 48 | Bladen County | 234 |
| 48 | Greene County | 234 |
| 49 | Pender County | 231 |
| 50 | Cleveland County | 224 |
| 51 | Caldwell County | 222 |
| 52 | Wilkes County | 207 |
| 53 | Montgomery County | 206 |
| 54 | Carteret County | 200 |
| 55 | Burke County | 198 |
| 56 | Stanly County | 185 |
| 57 | Rutherford County | 173 |
| 58 | McDowell County | 161 |
| 59 | Hertford County | 160 |
| 60 | Warren County | 155 |
| 61 | Scotland County | 147 |
| 62 | Yadkin County | 146 |
| 63 | Person County | 133 |
| 64 | Davie County | 124 |
| 65 | Martin County | 117 |
| 66 | Northampton County | 110 |
| 67 | Washington County | 101 |
| 68 | Macon County | 93 |
| 69 | Dare County | 89 |
| 69 | Stokes County | 89 |
| 70 | Bertie County | 88 |
| 71 | Watauga County | 86 |
| 72 | Jackson County | 85 |
| 73 | Anson County | 83 |
| 74 | Caswell County | 82 |
| 75 | Alexander County | 72 |
| 76 | Currituck County | 70 |
| 77 | Haywood County | 59 |
| 78 | Ashe County | 53 |
| 78 | Chowan County | 53 |
| 79 | Cherokee County | 52 |
| 80 | Pamlico County | 47 |
| 81 | Perquimans County | 38 |
| 81 | Polk County | 38 |
| 82 | Camden County | 37 |
| 82 | Yancey County | 37 |
| 83 | Alleghany County | 34 |
| 84 | Tyrrell County | 32 |
| 85 | Mitchell County | 30 |
| 86 | Jones County | 29 |
| 87 | Gates County | 28 |
| 87 | Transylvania County | 28 |
| 88 | Madison County | 25 |
| 89 | Avery County | 24 |
| 90 | Hyde County | 23 |
| 91 | Clay County | 18 |
| 92 | Swain County | 15 |
| 93 | Graham County | 0 |