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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties 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 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 |