Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Two Or More Races Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Two Or More Races (20.48K), followed by Mecklenburg County (19.72K), and Cumberland County (13.82K).

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 Two Or More Races Population in 2011
Wake
Mecklenburg
Cumberland
Guilford
Onslow
Forsyth
Durham
Buncombe
New Hanover
Harnett
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Two Or More Races Population in 2011
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Rank County Two Or More Races Population
1 Wake County 20484
2 Mecklenburg County 19720
3 Cumberland County 13824
4 Guilford County 10064
5 Onslow County 7059
6 Forsyth County 6800
7 Durham County 6133
8 Buncombe County 4508
9 New Hanover County 3777
10 Harnett County 3389
11 Gaston County 3319
12 Union County 3310
13 Cabarrus County 3240
14 Robeson County 3211
15 Orange County 3156
16 Pitt County 3049
17 Johnston County 2971
18 Alamance County 2774
19 Craven County 2625
20 Iredell County 2589
21 Wayne County 2577
22 Catawba County 2416
23 Davidson County 2132
24 Randolph County 1978
25 Hoke County 1951
26 Rowan County 1893
27 Brunswick County 1780
28 Henderson County 1672
29 Rockingham County 1476
30 Nash County 1461
31 Moore County 1435
32 Cleveland County 1331
33 Burke County 1321
34 Carteret County 1274
35 Rutherford County 1113
36 Caldwell County 1104
37 Wilson County 1094
38 Lee County 1092
39 Sampson County 1000
40 Lincoln County 984
41 Franklin County 952
42 Chatham County 939
43 Richmond County 917
44 Pender County 888
45 Granville County 848
46 Wilkes County 839
47 Columbus County 838
48 Pasquotank County 817
49 Surry County 805
50 Jackson County 787
51 Duplin County 742
52 Scotland County 727
53 Cherokee County 684
54 Watauga County 679
55 Stanly County 678
56 Lenoir County 636
57 Halifax County 632
58 Davie County 609
59 Beaufort County 590
60 Haywood County 586
61 Swain County 582
62 Dare County 575
63 Vance County 574
64 Transylvania County 539
65 Person County 532
66 Edgecombe County 531
67 McDowell County 519
68 Stokes County 506
69 Bladen County 474
70 Alexander County 456
71 Currituck County 392
72 Yadkin County 375
73 Caswell County 349
74 Montgomery County 346
75 Anson County 327
76 Macon County 315
77 Warren County 304
78 Hertford County 281
79 Polk County 267
80 Ashe County 259
81 Madison County 254
82 Martin County 229
83 Gates County 227
84 Greene County 223
85 Northampton County 215
86 Bertie County 202
87 Camden County 198
88 Washington County 187
89 Jones County 175
90 Chowan County 172
91 Pamlico County 168
92 Perquimans County 167
93 Yancey County 159
94 Mitchell County 157
95 Graham County 147
96 Clay County 140
97 Avery County 132
98 Alleghany County 114
99 Hyde County 70
100 Tyrrell County 59