Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (41.39%), followed by Swain County (29.83%), and Scotland County (12.35%).

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 American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2017

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2017

Robeson

Swain

Scotland

Jackson

Hoke

Graham

Warren

Halifax

Columbus

Sampson

Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2017

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Robeson County	41.39
2	Swain County	29.83
3	Scotland County	12.35
4	Jackson County	9.34
5	Hoke County	9.2
6	Graham County	7.66
7	Warren County	5.49
8	Halifax County	4.05
9	Columbus County	3.68
10	Sampson County	3.56
11	Richmond County	3.13
12	Bladen County	3.04
13	Greene County	2.21
14	Cumberland County	1.89
15	Harnett County	1.69
16	Cherokee County	1.56
17	Duplin County	1.46
18	Alamance County	1.39
19	Lee County	1.31
20	Hertford County	1.27
21	Chatham County	1.19
22	Montgomery County	1.1
23	Randolph County	1.08
24	Moore County	1.05
25	Beaufort County	1.03
25	Jones County	1.03
26	Nash County	0.97
27	Anson County	0.96
27	Pender County	0.96
28	Onslow County	0.94
28	Tyrrell County	0.94
29	Durham County	0.93
29	Franklin County	0.93
30	Johnston County	0.92
31	Mitchell County	0.91
32	Burke County	0.89
33	Forsyth County	0.88
33	Person County	0.88
34	Washington County	0.87
35	Granville County	0.86
36	Macon County	0.85
36	Vance County	0.85
37	Brunswick County	0.84
38	McDowell County	0.83
39	Hyde County	0.82
39	Mecklenburg County	0.82
40	Wake County	0.79
41	Davidson County	0.78
41	Wayne County	0.78
42	Caswell County	0.76
42	Pamlico County	0.76
42	Yancey County	0.76
43	Edgecombe County	0.74
43	Guilford County	0.74
44	Cabarrus County	0.71
44	Davie County	0.71
44	Yadkin County	0.71
45	Avery County	0.7
45	Gates County	0.7
46	Bertie County	0.69
47	Lenoir County	0.68
48	Craven County	0.67
48	Currituck County	0.67
49	Haywood County	0.66
49	Henderson County	0.66
50	Polk County	0.64
50	Union County	0.64
51	Wilson County	0.63
52	Carteret County	0.62
53	Northampton County	0.61
53	Orange County	0.61
54	Caldwell County	0.6
54	Surry County	0.6
55	Dare County	0.58
55	Gaston County	0.58
55	Pasquotank County	0.58
55	Rockingham County	0.58
55	Rowan County	0.58
56	Catawba County	0.57
56	New Hanover County	0.57
57	Alleghany County	0.55
58	Alexander County	0.54
59	Iredell County	0.53
60	Buncombe County	0.52
61	Camden County	0.51
61	Martin County	0.51
61	Pitt County	0.51
62	Clay County	0.48
62	Perquimans County	0.48
63	Chowan County	0.47
63	Madison County	0.47
64	Stanly County	0.45
65	Lincoln County	0.44
65	Stokes County	0.44
65	Transylvania County	0.44
66	Ashe County	0.39
67	Cleveland County	0.38
68	Rutherford County	0.37
68	Wilkes County	0.37
69	Watauga County	0.36