Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic Black or African American (20.42K), followed by Wake County (14.23K), and Forsyth County (7.68K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
Mecklenburg
Wake
Forsyth
Guilford
Cumberland
Durham
Cabarrus
Johnston
Onslow
Union
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
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Rank County Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Mecklenburg County 20419
2 Wake County 14231
3 Forsyth County 7682
4 Guilford County 7148
5 Cumberland County 6967
6 Durham County 4949
7 Cabarrus County 3378
8 Johnston County 3344
9 Onslow County 2688
10 Union County 2126
11 Gaston County 2098
12 Harnett County 1921
13 Alamance County 1811
14 Pitt County 1620
15 Wayne County 1604
16 New Hanover County 1547
17 Iredell County 1368
18 Rowan County 1258
19 Hoke County 1147
20 Davidson County 1053
21 Orange County 1013
22 Catawba County 986
23 Wilson County 934
24 Robeson County 896
25 Lee County 876
26 Buncombe County 853
27 Randolph County 843
27 Sampson County 843
28 Franklin County 818
29 Craven County 748
30 Duplin County 747
31 Nash County 732
32 Granville County 698
33 Chatham County 605
34 Brunswick County 538
35 Lenoir County 483
36 Rockingham County 464
37 Vance County 451
38 Surry County 438
39 Henderson County 425
40 Edgecombe County 399
41 Lincoln County 379
41 Moore County 379
42 Cleveland County 376
43 Beaufort County 363
44 Richmond County 357
45 Caldwell County 352
46 Pender County 328
47 Pasquotank County 320
48 Burke County 312
49 Bladen County 303
50 Columbus County 302
51 Halifax County 283
52 Hertford County 276
53 Wilkes County 274
54 Greene County 265
55 Stanly County 262
56 Person County 249
56 Rutherford County 249
57 Carteret County 217
58 Montgomery County 213
59 Warren County 208
60 McDowell County 188
61 Macon County 182
62 Davie County 177
63 Yadkin County 170
64 Scotland County 163
65 Watauga County 157
66 Stokes County 147
67 Jackson County 137
68 Martin County 134
69 Dare County 132
70 Currituck County 131
71 Alexander County 126
72 Caswell County 113
73 Haywood County 102
74 Anson County 98
75 Northampton County 93
76 Chowan County 82
77 Washington County 74
78 Camden County 73
79 Cherokee County 69
80 Bertie County 68
81 Ashe County 67
82 Pamlico County 62
83 Alleghany County 52
84 Jones County 50
85 Polk County 48
85 Yancey County 48
86 Perquimans County 47
87 Avery County 43
88 Transylvania County 41
89 Gates County 39
90 Tyrrell County 32
91 Clay County 30
92 Hyde County 26
92 Mitchell County 26
93 Madison County 22
94 Swain County 17
95 Graham County 7