Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (46.09K), followed by Cumberland County (4.96K), and Scotland County (4.09K).

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 Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2021
Robeson
Cumberland
Scotland
Hoke
Swain
Jackson
Wake
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Halifax
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2021
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Rank County Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population
1 Robeson County 46092
2 Cumberland County 4963
3 Scotland County 4094
4 Hoke County 4022
5 Swain County 3848
6 Jackson County 3245
7 Wake County 3177
8 Mecklenburg County 3154
9 Guilford County 2143
10 Halifax County 1750
11 Columbus County 1609
12 Onslow County 1245
13 Harnett County 1230
14 Forsyth County 1152
15 Richmond County 1093
16 Sampson County 1053
17 Warren County 983
18 Johnston County 949
19 Buncombe County 918
20 Durham County 907
21 Moore County 872
22 New Hanover County 870
23 Brunswick County 858
24 Gaston County 844
25 Randolph County 763
26 Union County 756
27 Davidson County 716
28 Bladen County 701
29 Alamance County 676
30 Nash County 646
31 Cabarrus County 643
32 Graham County 599
33 Pitt County 544
34 Iredell County 536
35 Orange County 464
36 Craven County 460
37 Rowan County 431
38 Catawba County 426
39 Wayne County 411
40 Cherokee County 406
41 Henderson County 404
42 Franklin County 360
43 Lee County 339
44 Carteret County 335
45 Haywood County 331
46 Rockingham County 319
47 Pender County 291
48 Lincoln County 287
49 Burke County 271
50 Wilson County 260
51 Chatham County 257
52 Cleveland County 254
53 Person County 248
54 Granville County 247
55 Stanly County 237
56 Hertford County 214
57 Surry County 199
58 Duplin County 198
59 Caldwell County 184
60 Currituck County 183
60 Macon County 183
61 Lenoir County 180
62 McDowell County 178
63 Edgecombe County 176
64 Beaufort County 173
65 Rutherford County 167
66 Pasquotank County 165
67 Watauga County 157
68 Stokes County 146
69 Anson County 137
70 Davie County 136
70 Wilkes County 136
71 Transylvania County 133
72 Montgomery County 130
73 Greene County 126
74 Vance County 118
75 Dare County 116
76 Bertie County 113
77 Caswell County 111
78 Alexander County 101
79 Ashe County 97
79 Madison County 97
80 Yadkin County 93
81 Northampton County 88
82 Pamlico County 86
83 Avery County 80
84 Polk County 78
85 Martin County 75
86 Gates County 70
87 Jones County 68
88 Yancey County 66
89 Perquimans County 56
90 Clay County 55
91 Mitchell County 53
92 Chowan County 51
93 Camden County 45
94 Alleghany County 35
95 Washington County 32
96 Hyde County 21
97 Tyrrell County 12