Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (297.82K), followed by Wake County (195.53K), and Guilford County (164.08K).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 297822 |
| 2 | Wake County | 195529 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 164077 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 116838 |
| 5 | Durham County | 107025 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 91381 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 58895 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 38955 |
| 9 | Nash County | 36287 |
| 10 | Robeson County | 32829 |
| 11 | Edgecombe County | 32032 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 31792 |
| 13 | Gaston County | 31665 |
| 14 | New Hanover County | 29850 |
| 15 | Alamance County | 28702 |
| 16 | Cabarrus County | 28646 |
| 17 | Halifax County | 28428 |
| 18 | Onslow County | 27918 |
| 19 | Johnston County | 26032 |
| 20 | Harnett County | 25378 |
| 21 | Union County | 24127 |
| 22 | Lenoir County | 23883 |
| 23 | Vance County | 22560 |
| 24 | Craven County | 22307 |
| 25 | Rowan County | 21657 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 19981 |
| 27 | Iredell County | 19192 |
| 28 | Granville County | 18137 |
| 29 | Rockingham County | 17348 |
| 30 | Columbus County | 17345 |
| 31 | Sampson County | 16719 |
| 32 | Hoke County | 16692 |
| 33 | Orange County | 16283 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 16196 |
| 35 | Buncombe County | 15395 |
| 36 | Pasquotank County | 15051 |
| 37 | Duplin County | 14992 |
| 38 | Hertford County | 14854 |
| 39 | Davidson County | 14467 |
| 40 | Richmond County | 14232 |
| 41 | Scotland County | 13982 |
| 42 | Catawba County | 12998 |
| 43 | Anson County | 12772 |
| 44 | Bertie County | 12605 |
| 45 | Brunswick County | 12524 |
| 46 | Northampton County | 12307 |
| 47 | Bladen County | 11992 |
| 48 | Beaufort County | 11859 |
| 49 | Moore County | 11857 |
| 50 | Lee County | 11561 |
| 51 | Warren County | 10709 |
| 52 | Person County | 10492 |
| 53 | Martin County | 10238 |
| 54 | Pender County | 9293 |
| 55 | Chatham County | 8364 |
| 56 | Randolph County | 8089 |
| 57 | Greene County | 7745 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 7724 |
| 59 | Rutherford County | 6625 |
| 60 | Stanly County | 6591 |
| 61 | Washington County | 6211 |
| 62 | Burke County | 5854 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 5100 |
| 64 | Chowan County | 5001 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 4341 |
| 66 | Carteret County | 4032 |
| 67 | Gates County | 3942 |
| 68 | Caldwell County | 3903 |
| 69 | Perquimans County | 3317 |
| 70 | Henderson County | 3239 |
| 71 | Jones County | 3153 |
| 72 | Wilkes County | 2847 |
| 73 | Surry County | 2605 |
| 74 | Pamlico County | 2554 |
| 75 | Davie County | 2511 |
| 76 | Alexander County | 2035 |
| 77 | Stokes County | 1874 |
| 78 | Hyde County | 1692 |
| 79 | McDowell County | 1625 |
| 80 | Tyrrell County | 1468 |
| 81 | Currituck County | 1311 |
| 82 | Camden County | 1245 |
| 83 | Transylvania County | 1221 |
| 84 | Yadkin County | 1189 |
| 85 | Dare County | 864 |
| 86 | Polk County | 859 |
| 87 | Watauga County | 827 |
| 88 | Jackson County | 755 |
| 89 | Avery County | 738 |
| 90 | Haywood County | 602 |
| 91 | Macon County | 446 |
| 92 | Cherokee County | 304 |
| 93 | Madison County | 290 |
| 94 | Ashe County | 169 |
| 95 | Alleghany County | 137 |
| 96 | Yancey County | 134 |
| 97 | Swain County | 111 |
| 98 | Clay County | 89 |
| 99 | Mitchell County | 64 |
| 100 | Graham County | 18 |