Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, 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 (41.92%), followed by Swain County (29.57%), and Scotland County (12.78%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2021
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 2021
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Robeson County 41.92
2 Swain County 29.57
3 Scotland County 12.78
4 Jackson County 9.08
5 Hoke County 8.65
6 Graham County 8.27
7 Warren County 5.88
8 Halifax County 4.05
9 Sampson County 3.88
10 Columbus County 3.72
11 Bladen County 3.29
12 Richmond County 3.26
13 Greene County 2.18
14 Cumberland County 1.92
15 Harnett County 1.76
16 Cherokee County 1.74
17 Hertford County 1.73
18 Alamance County 1.56
19 Duplin County 1.5
20 Lee County 1.41
21 Chatham County 1.34
22 Montgomery County 1.28
23 Randolph County 1.25
24 Moore County 1.2
25 Burke County 1.13
26 Nash County 1.11
27 Beaufort County 1.09
28 Franklin County 1.07
28 Granville County 1.07
29 Durham County 1.04
29 Johnston County 1.04
29 Onslow County 1.04
29 Tyrrell County 1.04
30 Hyde County 1.03
31 Mitchell County 1.02
32 Forsyth County 1.01
33 Jones County 1
33 Pender County 1
34 Vance County 0.98
35 Person County 0.95
36 Caswell County 0.93
37 Mecklenburg County 0.92
38 Davidson County 0.88
38 Wayne County 0.88
39 Anson County 0.87
40 McDowell County 0.86
40 Macon County 0.86
41 Currituck County 0.85
42 Bertie County 0.84
42 Brunswick County 0.84
43 Wake County 0.82
44 Edgecombe County 0.81
44 Guilford County 0.81
45 Washington County 0.8
46 Henderson County 0.79
46 Pamlico County 0.79
47 Gates County 0.78
48 Haywood County 0.77
48 Yadkin County 0.77
49 Cabarrus County 0.76
49 Wilson County 0.76
50 Davie County 0.75
51 Yancey County 0.73
52 Avery County 0.72
52 Polk County 0.72
52 Rowan County 0.72
53 Carteret County 0.71
53 Northampton County 0.71
54 Lenoir County 0.7
54 Union County 0.7
55 Dare County 0.69
55 Orange County 0.69
55 Surry County 0.69
56 Gaston County 0.68
56 Pasquotank County 0.68
57 Caldwell County 0.67
58 Craven County 0.66
58 Martin County 0.66
59 Alleghany County 0.65
59 New Hanover County 0.65
60 Catawba County 0.64
61 Clay County 0.62
61 Rockingham County 0.62
62 Madison County 0.61
63 Alexander County 0.59
63 Buncombe County 0.59
63 Pitt County 0.59
64 Iredell County 0.58
65 Ashe County 0.53
65 Camden County 0.53
65 Lincoln County 0.53
66 Chowan County 0.52
66 Perquimans County 0.52
67 Stanly County 0.51
68 Stokes County 0.48
68 Transylvania County 0.48
69 Cleveland County 0.46
69 Watauga County 0.46
70 Wilkes County 0.44
71 Rutherford County 0.38