Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (587.59K), followed by Mecklenburg County (481.21K), and Guilford County (267.31K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic White Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 587589 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 481209 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 267309 |
| 4 | Forsyth County | 209260 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 205421 |
| 6 | New Hanover County | 160980 |
| 7 | Gaston County | 156953 |
| 8 | Union County | 154605 |
| 9 | Cumberland County | 153695 |
| 10 | Davidson County | 133584 |
| 11 | Cabarrus County | 130320 |
| 12 | Onslow County | 129976 |
| 13 | Iredell County | 125713 |
| 14 | Johnston County | 121691 |
| 15 | Catawba County | 120246 |
| 16 | Durham County | 118975 |
| 17 | Randolph County | 115364 |
| 18 | Alamance County | 102203 |
| 19 | Rowan County | 101529 |
| 20 | Pitt County | 97962 |
| 21 | Orange County | 97254 |
| 22 | Brunswick County | 90989 |
| 23 | Henderson County | 90988 |
| 24 | Harnett County | 77789 |
| 25 | Burke County | 74394 |
| 26 | Caldwell County | 72603 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 72128 |
| 28 | Craven County | 70648 |
| 29 | Moore County | 69958 |
| 30 | Wayne County | 68555 |
| 31 | Rockingham County | 67999 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 67410 |
| 33 | Surry County | 62243 |
| 34 | Wilkes County | 61044 |
| 35 | Carteret County | 58881 |
| 36 | Rutherford County | 56535 |
| 37 | Haywood County | 54973 |
| 38 | Nash County | 50341 |
| 39 | Stanly County | 49677 |
| 40 | Watauga County | 48218 |
| 41 | Chatham County | 46167 |
| 42 | Stokes County | 42798 |
| 43 | Pender County | 39875 |
| 44 | Wilson County | 39870 |
| 45 | McDowell County | 39848 |
| 46 | Franklin County | 39121 |
| 47 | Robeson County | 36050 |
| 48 | Davie County | 35271 |
| 49 | Columbus County | 34778 |
| 50 | Lee County | 34627 |
| 51 | Granville County | 33974 |
| 52 | Sampson County | 33640 |
| 53 | Jackson County | 33034 |
| 54 | Yadkin County | 32580 |
| 55 | Alexander County | 32396 |
| 56 | Beaufort County | 31412 |
| 57 | Duplin County | 31215 |
| 58 | Macon County | 30558 |
| 59 | Dare County | 30410 |
| 60 | Lenoir County | 30141 |
| 61 | Transylvania County | 29885 |
| 62 | Richmond County | 27027 |
| 63 | Person County | 26182 |
| 64 | Ashe County | 25075 |
| 65 | Cherokee County | 24921 |
| 66 | Pasquotank County | 22188 |
| 67 | Currituck County | 21220 |
| 68 | Halifax County | 21090 |
| 69 | Hoke County | 20919 |
| 70 | Edgecombe County | 20674 |
| 71 | Madison County | 19776 |
| 72 | Bladen County | 19029 |
| 73 | Vance County | 18666 |
| 74 | Polk County | 17905 |
| 75 | Montgomery County | 17623 |
| 76 | Yancey County | 16440 |
| 77 | Scotland County | 16180 |
| 78 | Avery County | 15806 |
| 79 | Mitchell County | 14352 |
| 80 | Caswell County | 14086 |
| 81 | Martin County | 12420 |
| 82 | Anson County | 11968 |
| 83 | Clay County | 10078 |
| 84 | Greene County | 10029 |
| 85 | Pamlico County | 9739 |
| 86 | Perquimans County | 9703 |
| 87 | Alleghany County | 9643 |
| 88 | Swain County | 9049 |
| 89 | Chowan County | 8913 |
| 90 | Hertford County | 8325 |
| 91 | Northampton County | 8268 |
| 92 | Camden County | 8100 |
| 93 | Warren County | 7914 |
| 94 | Graham County | 7710 |
| 95 | Gates County | 7445 |
| 96 | Bertie County | 7168 |
| 97 | Jones County | 6258 |
| 98 | Washington County | 5733 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 3459 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 2216 |