Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (16.24K), followed by Wake County (11.38K), and Cumberland County (6.79K).

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 2018
Mecklenburg
Wake
Cumberland
Forsyth
Guilford
Durham
Onslow
Cabarrus
Johnston
Harnett
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018
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Rank County Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Mecklenburg County 16238
2 Wake County 11383
3 Cumberland County 6794
4 Forsyth County 6515
5 Guilford County 5484
6 Durham County 4238
7 Onslow County 2384
8 Cabarrus County 2297
9 Johnston County 2042
10 Harnett County 1606
11 Union County 1604
12 Wayne County 1585
13 Gaston County 1370
14 Pitt County 1368
15 Alamance County 1337
16 New Hanover County 1128
17 Iredell County 986
18 Hoke County 946
19 Rowan County 941
20 Sampson County 869
21 Wilson County 843
22 Catawba County 833
23 Duplin County 790
24 Robeson County 781
25 Davidson County 737
26 Buncombe County 697
27 Orange County 692
28 Craven County 671
29 Randolph County 658
30 Lee County 640
31 Nash County 608
32 Franklin County 591
33 Granville County 538
34 Chatham County 504
35 Vance County 430
36 Surry County 400
37 Brunswick County 383
38 Lenoir County 381
39 Rockingham County 373
40 Beaufort County 371
41 Moore County 321
42 Edgecombe County 319
43 Richmond County 317
44 Columbus County 316
45 Pasquotank County 307
46 Henderson County 287
46 Lincoln County 287
47 Pender County 283
48 Halifax County 278
49 Caldwell County 275
50 Greene County 260
51 Bladen County 259
52 Wilkes County 233
53 Burke County 229
53 Cleveland County 229
54 Stanly County 226
55 Carteret County 207
56 Rutherford County 195
57 Montgomery County 183
58 McDowell County 177
58 Warren County 177
59 Hertford County 173
60 Yadkin County 156
61 Person County 143
61 Scotland County 143
62 Davie County 141
63 Martin County 134
64 Northampton County 117
65 Dare County 115
66 Macon County 113
67 Washington County 110
68 Stokes County 106
69 Watauga County 103
70 Anson County 101
71 Jackson County 98
72 Caswell County 97
73 Alexander County 89
74 Bertie County 85
75 Currituck County 77
76 Haywood County 76
77 Chowan County 65
78 Cherokee County 62
79 Ashe County 56
80 Pamlico County 53
81 Jones County 45
82 Polk County 43
83 Camden County 41
83 Perquimans County 41
84 Tyrrell County 39
85 Yancey County 38
86 Alleghany County 36
86 Transylvania County 36
87 Mitchell County 33
88 Gates County 30
89 Hyde County 29
90 Avery County 25
91 Madison County 22
92 Clay County 18
93 Swain County 13
94 Graham County 6