Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (307.74K), followed by Wake County (200.28K), and Guilford County (167.30K).

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 Black or African American Population in 2013
Mecklenburg
Wake
Guilford
Cumberland
Durham
Forsyth
Pitt
Wayne
Nash
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2013
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Mecklenburg County 307743
2 Wake County 200278
3 Guilford County 167300
4 Cumberland County 117856
5 Durham County 109117
6 Forsyth County 92471
7 Pitt County 59429
8 Wayne County 38964
9 Nash County 36519
10 Robeson County 32655
11 Gaston County 32081
12 Edgecombe County 31861
13 Wilson County 31853
14 New Hanover County 30402
15 Cabarrus County 29650
16 Alamance County 28967
17 Halifax County 28187
18 Onslow County 27835
19 Johnston County 26743
20 Harnett County 25969
21 Union County 24674
22 Lenoir County 23871
23 Vance County 22223
24 Craven County 22080
25 Rowan County 21889
26 Cleveland County 19834
27 Iredell County 19277
28 Granville County 18228
29 Columbus County 17175
30 Rockingham County 17171
31 Hoke County 16824
32 Sampson County 16772
33 Orange County 16490
34 Franklin County 16408
35 Buncombe County 15460
36 Duplin County 14959
37 Hertford County 14757
38 Davidson County 14666
39 Pasquotank County 14582
40 Richmond County 14180
41 Scotland County 13949
42 Catawba County 13161
43 Brunswick County 12594
44 Anson County 12573
45 Bertie County 12528
46 Northampton County 12108
47 Bladen County 11939
48 Moore County 11901
49 Beaufort County 11828
50 Lee County 11466
51 Person County 10577
52 Warren County 10541
53 Martin County 10124
54 Pender County 9229
55 Randolph County 8330
56 Chatham County 8270
57 Caswell County 7667
58 Greene County 7623
59 Stanly County 6651
60 Rutherford County 6574
61 Washington County 6190
62 Burke County 5800
63 Montgomery County 5089
64 Chowan County 5000
65 Lincoln County 4341
66 Carteret County 3980
67 Gates County 3852
68 Caldwell County 3846
69 Henderson County 3291
70 Perquimans County 3272
71 Jones County 3119
72 Wilkes County 2841
73 Surry County 2571
74 Pamlico County 2537
75 Davie County 2490
76 Alexander County 2071
77 Stokes County 1861
78 Hyde County 1665
79 McDowell County 1650
80 Tyrrell County 1494
81 Currituck County 1371
82 Camden County 1273
83 Transylvania County 1224
84 Yadkin County 1179
85 Dare County 889
86 Watauga County 864
87 Polk County 855
88 Jackson County 776
89 Avery County 754
90 Haywood County 618
91 Macon County 457
92 Cherokee County 331
93 Madison County 314
94 Ashe County 179
95 Yancey County 137
96 Alleghany County 136
97 Swain County 112
98 Clay County 84
99 Mitchell County 69
100 Graham County 21