Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Two Or More Races Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Two Or More Races (26.78K), followed by Mecklenburg County (25.61K), and Cumberland County (15.57K).

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 2017
Wake
Mecklenburg
Cumberland
Guilford
Onslow
Forsyth
Durham
Buncombe
New Hanover
Cabarrus
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Two Or More Races Population in 2017
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Rank County Two Or More Races Population
1 Wake County 26776
2 Mecklenburg County 25606
3 Cumberland County 15569
4 Guilford County 12528
5 Onslow County 8616
6 Forsyth County 8397
7 Durham County 7952
8 Buncombe County 5407
9 New Hanover County 4797
10 Cabarrus County 4678
11 Union County 4546
12 Harnett County 4479
13 Gaston County 4473
14 Johnston County 4068
15 Orange County 3770
16 Pitt County 3724
17 Robeson County 3639
18 Alamance County 3557
19 Iredell County 3495
20 Craven County 3008
21 Wayne County 2998
22 Catawba County 2898
23 Davidson County 2818
24 Rowan County 2516
25 Randolph County 2479
26 Hoke County 2340
27 Brunswick County 2269
28 Henderson County 2096
29 Moore County 1957
30 Rockingham County 1844
31 Nash County 1704
32 Cleveland County 1688
33 Burke County 1567
34 Carteret County 1549
35 Lee County 1416
36 Caldwell County 1370
37 Wilson County 1331
38 Lincoln County 1323
39 Sampson County 1315
40 Rutherford County 1306
41 Chatham County 1300
42 Franklin County 1299
43 Pender County 1247
44 Granville County 1057
45 Pasquotank County 1050
46 Columbus County 1008
47 Richmond County 1000
48 Wilkes County 974
49 Duplin County 950
50 Jackson County 916
51 Surry County 909
52 Watauga County 851
53 Scotland County 843
54 Stanly County 837
55 Lenoir County 818
56 Davie County 789
57 Haywood County 776
58 Person County 744
59 Vance County 703
60 Halifax County 700
61 Cherokee County 683
62 Dare County 682
63 Beaufort County 681
64 Edgecombe County 651
65 Swain County 635
66 McDowell County 629
67 Transylvania County 614
68 Stokes County 578
69 Alexander County 576
70 Bladen County 559
71 Currituck County 546
72 Yadkin County 501
73 Montgomery County 450
74 Caswell County 404
74 Macon County 404
75 Anson County 371
76 Warren County 370
77 Hertford County 316
78 Ashe County 290
79 Polk County 289
80 Martin County 281
81 Camden County 277
82 Greene County 273
83 Madison County 272
84 Gates County 263
85 Northampton County 251
86 Perquimans County 220
87 Washington County 219
88 Bertie County 210
89 Chowan County 207
90 Pamlico County 198
91 Jones County 196
92 Graham County 187
93 Mitchell County 180
94 Clay County 174
95 Yancey County 173
96 Avery County 172
97 Alleghany County 169
98 Hyde County 84
99 Tyrrell County 77