Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (15.44K), followed by Wake County (10.95K), and Cumberland County (6.56K).

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 2017
Mecklenburg
Wake
Cumberland
Forsyth
Guilford
Durham
Onslow
Cabarrus
Johnston
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Rank County Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Mecklenburg County 15443
2 Wake County 10950
3 Cumberland County 6562
4 Forsyth County 6378
5 Guilford County 5246
6 Durham County 4131
7 Onslow County 2358
8 Cabarrus County 2124
9 Johnston County 1865
10 Union County 1540
11 Wayne County 1524
12 Harnett County 1478
13 Pitt County 1320
14 Gaston County 1223
15 Alamance County 1221
16 New Hanover County 1074
17 Hoke County 911
18 Rowan County 897
19 Iredell County 889
20 Sampson County 849
21 Wilson County 803
22 Catawba County 777
23 Duplin County 753
24 Robeson County 726
25 Davidson County 707
26 Buncombe County 702
27 Orange County 650
28 Randolph County 642
29 Craven County 627
30 Lee County 608
31 Nash County 585
32 Franklin County 559
33 Granville County 488
34 Chatham County 453
35 Vance County 420
36 Surry County 392
37 Lenoir County 372
38 Beaufort County 361
38 Rockingham County 361
39 Brunswick County 345
40 Columbus County 313
41 Edgecombe County 309
42 Richmond County 303
43 Moore County 302
44 Halifax County 281
45 Pasquotank County 272
46 Lincoln County 263
47 Pender County 262
48 Henderson County 256
49 Caldwell County 253
50 Greene County 247
51 Bladen County 239
52 Cleveland County 234
53 Burke County 229
54 Wilkes County 221
55 Stanly County 217
56 Carteret County 205
57 Montgomery County 192
58 Rutherford County 173
59 Hertford County 172
60 McDowell County 170
61 Warren County 166
62 Yadkin County 157
63 Scotland County 148
64 Person County 146
65 Martin County 136
66 Davie County 121
67 Washington County 118
68 Northampton County 115
69 Macon County 103
70 Stokes County 101
71 Dare County 99
72 Anson County 90
72 Caswell County 90
72 Watauga County 90
73 Bertie County 88
74 Jackson County 87
75 Alexander County 81
76 Currituck County 74
77 Haywood County 68
78 Chowan County 66
79 Cherokee County 55
80 Ashe County 51
81 Perquimans County 48
82 Camden County 44
82 Polk County 44
83 Pamlico County 43
84 Yancey County 38
85 Tyrrell County 36
86 Alleghany County 35
87 Jones County 33
88 Mitchell County 31
89 Transylvania County 29
90 Gates County 28
90 Hyde County 28
91 Madison County 26
92 Avery County 25
93 Clay County 18
94 Swain County 13
95 Graham County 2