Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (670.51K), followed by Mecklenburg County (503.04K), and Guilford County (257.33K).
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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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2021
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic White Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 670508 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 503039 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 257331 |
| 4 | Buncombe County | 223110 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 211755 |
| 6 | New Hanover County | 175106 |
| 7 | Union County | 168780 |
| 8 | Gaston County | 158357 |
| 9 | Johnston County | 144449 |
| 10 | Iredell County | 143076 |
| 11 | Durham County | 140854 |
| 12 | Cumberland County | 139436 |
| 13 | Cabarrus County | 138404 |
| 14 | Onslow County | 134237 |
| 15 | Davidson County | 132738 |
| 16 | Brunswick County | 119108 |
| 17 | Catawba County | 119046 |
| 18 | Randolph County | 110810 |
| 19 | Alamance County | 104744 |
| 20 | Rowan County | 102846 |
| 21 | Orange County | 100950 |
| 22 | Henderson County | 94369 |
| 23 | Pitt County | 90457 |
| 24 | Harnett County | 80451 |
| 25 | Moore County | 79132 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 75534 |
| 27 | Cleveland County | 72132 |
| 28 | Burke County | 69889 |
| 29 | Caldwell County | 69138 |
| 30 | Craven County | 65935 |
| 31 | Rockingham County | 65035 |
| 32 | Wayne County | 60223 |
| 33 | Carteret County | 59411 |
| 34 | Surry County | 58431 |
| 35 | Haywood County | 57078 |
| 36 | Wilkes County | 56780 |
| 37 | Chatham County | 55541 |
| 38 | Rutherford County | 53022 |
| 39 | Stanly County | 50447 |
| 40 | Watauga County | 48883 |
| 41 | Pender County | 47443 |
| 42 | Nash County | 45373 |
| 43 | Franklin County | 44340 |
| 44 | Stokes County | 40320 |
| 45 | McDowell County | 38525 |
| 46 | Lee County | 36333 |
| 47 | Davie County | 36097 |
| 48 | Wilson County | 35846 |
| 49 | Granville County | 34416 |
| 50 | Jackson County | 33812 |
| 51 | Dare County | 33182 |
| 52 | Macon County | 32343 |
| 53 | Alexander County | 31238 |
| 54 | Yadkin County | 30951 |
| 55 | Columbus County | 29638 |
| 56 | Beaufort County | 29577 |
| 57 | Transylvania County | 29503 |
| 58 | Sampson County | 29497 |
| 59 | Robeson County | 27570 |
| 60 | Cherokee County | 26472 |
| 61 | Lenoir County | 26367 |
| 62 | Currituck County | 25496 |
| 63 | Person County | 25421 |
| 64 | Duplin County | 24740 |
| 65 | Ashe County | 24439 |
| 66 | Richmond County | 23579 |
| 67 | Pasquotank County | 22255 |
| 68 | Madison County | 20102 |
| 69 | Hoke County | 19951 |
| 70 | Halifax County | 18276 |
| 71 | Polk County | 17314 |
| 72 | Yancey County | 17227 |
| 73 | Edgecombe County | 17157 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 16461 |
| 75 | Bladen County | 16014 |
| 76 | Vance County | 15955 |
| 77 | Avery County | 15446 |
| 78 | Scotland County | 14104 |
| 79 | Caswell County | 13779 |
| 80 | Mitchell County | 13749 |
| 81 | Martin County | 11252 |
| 82 | Clay County | 10499 |
| 83 | Anson County | 9858 |
| 84 | Perquimans County | 9553 |
| 85 | Greene County | 9370 |
| 86 | Alleghany County | 9311 |
| 87 | Pamlico County | 9122 |
| 88 | Camden County | 8697 |
| 89 | Swain County | 8616 |
| 90 | Chowan County | 8336 |
| 91 | Warren County | 7263 |
| 92 | Graham County | 6813 |
| 93 | Northampton County | 6741 |
| 94 | Gates County | 6654 |
| 95 | Hertford County | 6544 |
| 96 | Bertie County | 6023 |
| 97 | Jones County | 5786 |
| 98 | Washington County | 4934 |
| 99 | Hyde County | 2832 |
| 100 | Tyrrell County | 1884 |