Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (344.67K), followed by Wake County (217.92K), and Guilford County (182.35K).
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 2018
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 344674 |
| 2 | Wake County | 217919 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 182345 |
| 4 | Cumberland County | 123434 |
| 5 | Durham County | 114130 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 97741 |
| 7 | Pitt County | 63264 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 38308 |
| 9 | Nash County | 38199 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 38066 |
| 11 | Gaston County | 37950 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 33291 |
| 13 | Johnston County | 32200 |
| 14 | Wilson County | 32072 |
| 15 | Robeson County | 30703 |
| 16 | New Hanover County | 30599 |
| 17 | Edgecombe County | 29817 |
| 18 | Onslow County | 28927 |
| 19 | Harnett County | 28055 |
| 20 | Union County | 27632 |
| 21 | Halifax County | 26904 |
| 22 | Lenoir County | 23054 |
| 23 | Rowan County | 22665 |
| 24 | Vance County | 22642 |
| 25 | Craven County | 21449 |
| 26 | Iredell County | 20963 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 20151 |
| 28 | Granville County | 18794 |
| 29 | Hoke County | 18309 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 16974 |
| 31 | Rockingham County | 16824 |
| 32 | Orange County | 16820 |
| 33 | Columbus County | 16772 |
| 34 | Sampson County | 16087 |
| 35 | Davidson County | 15754 |
| 36 | Buncombe County | 15599 |
| 37 | Hertford County | 14403 |
| 38 | Duplin County | 14344 |
| 39 | Pasquotank County | 14158 |
| 40 | Richmond County | 14126 |
| 41 | Brunswick County | 13670 |
| 42 | Catawba County | 13501 |
| 43 | Scotland County | 13482 |
| 44 | Anson County | 11752 |
| 45 | Lee County | 11721 |
| 46 | Moore County | 11665 |
| 47 | Bertie County | 11649 |
| 48 | Beaufort County | 11449 |
| 49 | Northampton County | 11251 |
| 50 | Bladen County | 11112 |
| 51 | Person County | 10525 |
| 52 | Warren County | 10023 |
| 53 | Martin County | 9489 |
| 54 | Pender County | 9085 |
| 55 | Randolph County | 8827 |
| 56 | Chatham County | 8684 |
| 57 | Greene County | 7516 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 7258 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 6958 |
| 60 | Rutherford County | 6441 |
| 61 | Burke County | 6071 |
| 62 | Washington County | 5685 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 4886 |
| 64 | Chowan County | 4769 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 4505 |
| 66 | Caldwell County | 3923 |
| 67 | Carteret County | 3771 |
| 68 | Henderson County | 3645 |
| 69 | Gates County | 3600 |
| 70 | Perquimans County | 3029 |
| 71 | Wilkes County | 2914 |
| 72 | Jones County | 2849 |
| 73 | Davie County | 2629 |
| 74 | Surry County | 2587 |
| 75 | Pamlico County | 2349 |
| 76 | Alexander County | 2120 |
| 77 | Stokes County | 1733 |
| 78 | McDowell County | 1683 |
| 79 | Tyrrell County | 1540 |
| 80 | Currituck County | 1471 |
| 81 | Hyde County | 1359 |
| 82 | Camden County | 1214 |
| 83 | Transylvania County | 1157 |
| 84 | Yadkin County | 1127 |
| 85 | Watauga County | 953 |
| 86 | Jackson County | 909 |
| 87 | Dare County | 860 |
| 88 | Polk County | 847 |
| 89 | Avery County | 785 |
| 90 | Haywood County | 736 |
| 91 | Macon County | 469 |
| 92 | Cherokee County | 417 |
| 93 | Madison County | 288 |
| 94 | Ashe County | 195 |
| 95 | Alleghany County | 170 |
| 96 | Swain County | 150 |
| 97 | Yancey County | 148 |
| 98 | Clay County | 125 |
| 99 | Mitchell County | 70 |
| 100 | Graham County | 36 |
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