Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (315.15K), followed by Wake County (203.74K), and Guilford County (170.33K).

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 2014
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 2014
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Mecklenburg County 315147
2 Wake County 203738
3 Guilford County 170330
4 Cumberland County 118920
5 Durham County 111455
6 Forsyth County 93655
7 Pitt County 59975
8 Wayne County 38993
9 Nash County 36863
10 Gaston County 32685
11 Robeson County 32566
12 Wilson County 31916
13 Edgecombe County 31621
14 Cabarrus County 31072
15 New Hanover County 30619
16 Alamance County 29407
17 Halifax County 28032
18 Onslow County 27920
19 Johnston County 27433
20 Harnett County 26195
21 Union County 25100
22 Lenoir County 23739
23 Vance County 22326
24 Rowan County 22155
25 Craven County 21956
26 Cleveland County 19993
27 Iredell County 19376
28 Granville County 18348
29 Columbus County 17110
30 Rockingham County 17104
31 Hoke County 17050
32 Sampson County 16545
33 Orange County 16423
34 Franklin County 16392
35 Buncombe County 15548
36 Duplin County 14868
37 Hertford County 14763
38 Davidson County 14736
39 Pasquotank County 14473
40 Richmond County 14208
41 Scotland County 13899
42 Catawba County 13179
43 Brunswick County 12812
44 Anson County 12662
45 Bertie County 12557
46 Northampton County 11986
47 Moore County 11833
48 Beaufort County 11787
49 Bladen County 11750
50 Lee County 11508
51 Person County 10523
52 Warren County 10419
53 Martin County 9944
54 Pender County 9126
55 Randolph County 8395
56 Chatham County 8309
57 Greene County 7674
58 Caswell County 7541
59 Stanly County 6689
60 Rutherford County 6469
61 Washington County 6044
62 Burke County 5813
63 Montgomery County 5019
64 Chowan County 4924
65 Lincoln County 4298
66 Carteret County 3986
67 Caldwell County 3836
68 Gates County 3834
69 Henderson County 3275
70 Perquimans County 3233
71 Jones County 3023
72 Wilkes County 2840
73 Surry County 2560
74 Pamlico County 2495
75 Davie County 2478
76 Alexander County 2082
77 Stokes County 1856
78 McDowell County 1640
79 Hyde County 1615
80 Tyrrell County 1478
81 Currituck County 1363
82 Camden County 1252
83 Transylvania County 1233
84 Yadkin County 1167
85 Dare County 885
86 Watauga County 877
87 Polk County 860
88 Jackson County 767
89 Avery County 758
90 Haywood County 608
91 Macon County 433
92 Cherokee County 334
93 Madison County 318
94 Ashe County 181
95 Alleghany County 155
95 Swain County 155
96 Yancey County 146
97 Clay County 94
98 Mitchell County 75
99 Graham County 24