Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (323.32K), followed by Wake County (207.42K), and Guilford County (173.33K).
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 2015
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 323319 |
| 2 | Wake County | 207415 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 173327 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 119320 |
| 5 | Durham County | 112516 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 94553 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 60900 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 38968 |
| 9 | Nash County | 37027 |
| 10 | Gaston County | 33649 |
| 11 | Cabarrus County | 32506 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 32058 |
| 13 | Robeson County | 32051 |
| 14 | Edgecombe County | 30955 |
| 15 | New Hanover County | 30587 |
| 16 | Alamance County | 30135 |
| 17 | Onslow County | 28238 |
| 18 | Johnston County | 28133 |
| 19 | Halifax County | 27632 |
| 20 | Harnett County | 26456 |
| 21 | Union County | 25681 |
| 22 | Lenoir County | 23519 |
| 23 | Vance County | 22402 |
| 24 | Rowan County | 22089 |
| 25 | Craven County | 21751 |
| 26 | Cleveland County | 19998 |
| 27 | Iredell County | 19834 |
| 28 | Granville County | 18446 |
| 29 | Hoke County | 17342 |
| 30 | Columbus County | 17066 |
| 31 | Rockingham County | 17049 |
| 32 | Orange County | 16638 |
| 33 | Sampson County | 16442 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 16384 |
| 35 | Buncombe County | 15591 |
| 36 | Davidson County | 14722 |
| 37 | Duplin County | 14669 |
| 38 | Hertford County | 14648 |
| 39 | Pasquotank County | 14316 |
| 40 | Richmond County | 14113 |
| 41 | Scotland County | 13761 |
| 42 | Catawba County | 13230 |
| 43 | Brunswick County | 13018 |
| 44 | Anson County | 12473 |
| 45 | Bertie County | 12419 |
| 46 | Northampton County | 11844 |
| 47 | Moore County | 11774 |
| 48 | Beaufort County | 11750 |
| 49 | Bladen County | 11662 |
| 50 | Lee County | 11500 |
| 51 | Person County | 10438 |
| 52 | Warren County | 10273 |
| 53 | Martin County | 9856 |
| 54 | Pender County | 9189 |
| 55 | Randolph County | 8508 |
| 56 | Chatham County | 8443 |
| 57 | Greene County | 7618 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 7445 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 6789 |
| 60 | Rutherford County | 6419 |
| 61 | Washington County | 5941 |
| 62 | Burke County | 5815 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 5046 |
| 64 | Chowan County | 4818 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 4348 |
| 66 | Carteret County | 3871 |
| 67 | Caldwell County | 3806 |
| 68 | Gates County | 3734 |
| 69 | Henderson County | 3423 |
| 70 | Perquimans County | 3113 |
| 71 | Jones County | 2974 |
| 72 | Wilkes County | 2866 |
| 73 | Surry County | 2558 |
| 74 | Davie County | 2513 |
| 75 | Pamlico County | 2478 |
| 76 | Alexander County | 2094 |
| 77 | Stokes County | 1842 |
| 78 | McDowell County | 1607 |
| 79 | Hyde County | 1528 |
| 80 | Tyrrell County | 1513 |
| 81 | Currituck County | 1397 |
| 82 | Camden County | 1238 |
| 83 | Transylvania County | 1234 |
| 84 | Yadkin County | 1118 |
| 85 | Watauga County | 892 |
| 86 | Polk County | 891 |
| 87 | Dare County | 876 |
| 88 | Jackson County | 838 |
| 89 | Avery County | 735 |
| 90 | Haywood County | 653 |
| 91 | Macon County | 441 |
| 92 | Cherokee County | 340 |
| 93 | Madison County | 302 |
| 94 | Ashe County | 175 |
| 95 | Swain County | 165 |
| 96 | Alleghany County | 153 |
| 97 | Yancey County | 144 |
| 98 | Clay County | 94 |
| 99 | Mitchell County | 72 |
| 100 | Graham County | 30 |