Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, 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 (42.09%), followed by Swain County (30.17%), and Scotland County (12.96%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2019
Robeson
Swain
Scotland
Jackson
Hoke
Graham
Warren
Halifax
Sampson
Columbus
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2019
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Robeson County 42.09
2 Swain County 30.17
3 Scotland County 12.96
4 Jackson County 9.14
5 Hoke County 9.05
6 Graham County 7.92
7 Warren County 5.63
8 Halifax County 4.08
9 Sampson County 3.82
10 Columbus County 3.77
11 Richmond County 3.21
12 Bladen County 3.13
13 Greene County 2.16
14 Cumberland County 1.88
15 Harnett County 1.71
16 Cherokee County 1.61
17 Duplin County 1.44
18 Alamance County 1.43
19 Lee County 1.31
20 Hertford County 1.3
21 Montgomery County 1.22
22 Chatham County 1.21
23 Randolph County 1.15
24 Moore County 1.12
25 Jones County 1.11
26 Nash County 1.04
27 Beaufort County 1.02
28 Washington County 0.98
29 Tyrrell County 0.97
29 Vance County 0.97
30 Franklin County 0.96
30 Onslow County 0.96
31 Durham County 0.95
31 Pender County 0.95
32 Johnston County 0.94
32 Mitchell County 0.94
33 Forsyth County 0.93
34 Granville County 0.92
35 Burke County 0.91
36 Anson County 0.88
37 Hyde County 0.87
38 Person County 0.86
39 McDowell County 0.85
40 Brunswick County 0.84
40 Mecklenburg County 0.84
40 Wayne County 0.84
41 Caswell County 0.83
41 Macon County 0.83
42 Davidson County 0.82
43 Pamlico County 0.81
44 Wake County 0.79
45 Yancey County 0.78
46 Bertie County 0.76
46 Guilford County 0.76
47 Currituck County 0.75
48 Cabarrus County 0.73
48 Edgecombe County 0.73
48 Yadkin County 0.73
49 Davie County 0.7
49 Haywood County 0.7
50 Henderson County 0.69
51 Craven County 0.68
52 Gates County 0.67
52 Lenoir County 0.67
52 Northampton County 0.67
52 Wilson County 0.67
53 Carteret County 0.66
53 Clay County 0.66
54 Polk County 0.65
55 Pasquotank County 0.64
55 Rowan County 0.64
56 Surry County 0.63
56 Union County 0.63
57 Gaston County 0.62
57 Martin County 0.62
58 Avery County 0.61
58 Caldwell County 0.61
58 Orange County 0.61
59 Dare County 0.6
59 Rockingham County 0.6
60 New Hanover County 0.59
61 Catawba County 0.58
62 Alleghany County 0.57
63 Alexander County 0.54
63 Iredell County 0.54
64 Buncombe County 0.53
65 Pitt County 0.52
66 Madison County 0.51
67 Camden County 0.49
67 Chowan County 0.49
68 Lincoln County 0.48
68 Perquimans County 0.48
68 Stokes County 0.48
69 Stanly County 0.47
70 Transylvania County 0.46
71 Ashe County 0.42
72 Cleveland County 0.41
73 Rutherford County 0.4
73 Watauga County 0.4
73 Wilkes County 0.4