Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (17.11K), followed by Wake County (12.06K), and Cumberland County (6.95K).

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 2019
Mecklenburg
Wake
Cumberland
Forsyth
Guilford
Durham
Onslow
Cabarrus
Johnston
Harnett
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2019
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Rank County Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Mecklenburg County 17105
2 Wake County 12056
3 Cumberland County 6952
4 Forsyth County 6722
5 Guilford County 5729
6 Durham County 4323
7 Onslow County 2438
8 Cabarrus County 2430
9 Johnston County 2181
10 Harnett County 1662
11 Union County 1650
12 Wayne County 1608
13 Gaston County 1427
14 Pitt County 1417
15 Alamance County 1385
16 New Hanover County 1151
17 Iredell County 1028
18 Rowan County 1009
19 Hoke County 992
20 Sampson County 880
21 Catawba County 851
22 Robeson County 812
23 Wilson County 811
24 Duplin County 795
25 Davidson County 763
26 Randolph County 716
27 Orange County 704
28 Buncombe County 701
29 Craven County 679
30 Nash County 654
31 Lee County 643
32 Franklin County 603
33 Granville County 527
34 Chatham County 505
35 Vance County 445
36 Brunswick County 409
37 Rockingham County 400
38 Surry County 396
39 Lenoir County 381
40 Beaufort County 374
41 Edgecombe County 338
42 Moore County 337
43 Richmond County 324
44 Columbus County 314
45 Caldwell County 311
45 Pender County 311
46 Pasquotank County 309
47 Lincoln County 305
48 Henderson County 300
49 Halifax County 278
50 Greene County 256
51 Burke County 251
52 Bladen County 250
52 Cleveland County 250
53 Stanly County 237
54 Wilkes County 236
55 Rutherford County 215
56 Carteret County 201
57 Montgomery County 199
58 McDowell County 182
59 Hertford County 177
60 Warren County 175
61 Scotland County 162
62 Yadkin County 156
63 Person County 152
64 Davie County 144
65 Martin County 137
66 Northampton County 128
67 Macon County 119
68 Dare County 116
69 Caswell County 114
70 Watauga County 109
71 Stokes County 107
72 Washington County 106
73 Jackson County 102
74 Currituck County 100
75 Anson County 97
76 Alexander County 89
77 Bertie County 84
78 Haywood County 83
79 Cherokee County 66
80 Chowan County 64
81 Pamlico County 57
82 Ashe County 55
83 Jones County 46
84 Camden County 45
85 Perquimans County 44
86 Yancey County 42
87 Transylvania County 40
88 Tyrrell County 39
89 Polk County 37
90 Alleghany County 36
91 Avery County 34
91 Gates County 34
92 Hyde County 29
92 Mitchell County 29
93 Madison County 23
94 Clay County 20
95 Graham County 11
95 Swain County 11