Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Two Or More Races 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 race as Two Or More Races (21.40K), followed by Mecklenburg County (20.66K), and Cumberland County (13.91K).

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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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Two Or More Races Population in 2012
Wake
Mecklenburg
Cumberland
Guilford
Onslow
Forsyth
Durham
Buncombe
New Hanover
Harnett
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Two Or More Races Population in 2012
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Rank County Two Or More Races Population
1 Wake County 21400
2 Mecklenburg County 20662
3 Cumberland County 13910
4 Guilford County 10393
5 Onslow County 7436
6 Forsyth County 7038
7 Durham County 6530
8 Buncombe County 4658
9 New Hanover County 3904
10 Harnett County 3620
11 Union County 3454
12 Cabarrus County 3431
13 Gaston County 3404
14 Orange County 3340
15 Robeson County 3264
16 Pitt County 3221
17 Johnston County 3107
18 Alamance County 2859
19 Craven County 2723
20 Iredell County 2713
21 Wayne County 2597
22 Catawba County 2534
23 Davidson County 2245
24 Randolph County 2102
25 Hoke County 2014
26 Rowan County 1980
27 Brunswick County 1873
28 Henderson County 1743
29 Moore County 1566
30 Rockingham County 1526
31 Nash County 1519
32 Cleveland County 1371
33 Burke County 1357
33 Carteret County 1357
34 Lee County 1144
34 Wilson County 1144
35 Caldwell County 1123
36 Rutherford County 1119
37 Lincoln County 1042
38 Sampson County 1041
39 Franklin County 1014
40 Chatham County 981
41 Pender County 955
42 Richmond County 894
43 Columbus County 882
44 Granville County 867
45 Wilkes County 843
46 Pasquotank County 820
47 Surry County 819
48 Jackson County 811
49 Scotland County 759
50 Duplin County 754
51 Stanly County 708
52 Watauga County 698
53 Halifax County 666
54 Lenoir County 660
55 Cherokee County 654
56 Davie County 649
57 Haywood County 624
58 Vance County 610
59 Beaufort County 592
60 Swain County 586
61 Edgecombe County 567
62 Dare County 563
63 Person County 560
64 McDowell County 550
65 Transylvania County 535
66 Stokes County 521
67 Bladen County 504
68 Alexander County 464
69 Currituck County 441
70 Yadkin County 394
71 Montgomery County 358
72 Caswell County 346
73 Macon County 333
74 Anson County 322
75 Warren County 304
76 Hertford County 282
77 Polk County 264
78 Madison County 261
79 Ashe County 256
80 Martin County 232
81 Gates County 230
82 Greene County 226
83 Northampton County 220
84 Bertie County 209
85 Camden County 203
86 Washington County 191
87 Perquimans County 189
88 Chowan County 172
89 Jones County 167
89 Pamlico County 167
90 Yancey County 165
91 Mitchell County 161
92 Graham County 158
93 Clay County 136
94 Avery County 135
95 Alleghany County 120
96 Hyde County 78
97 Tyrrell County 62