Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Carolina counties, Bertie County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (61.89%), followed by Hertford County (60.9%), and Northampton County (58.24%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2012
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bertie County | 61.89 |
| 2 | Hertford County | 60.9 |
| 3 | Northampton County | 58.24 |
| 4 | Edgecombe County | 58 |
| 5 | Halifax County | 53.39 |
| 6 | Warren County | 52.28 |
| 7 | Vance County | 50.86 |
| 8 | Washington County | 49.69 |
| 9 | Anson County | 48.79 |
| 10 | Martin County | 43.31 |
| 11 | Lenoir County | 40.98 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 39.88 |
| 13 | Scotland County | 39.08 |
| 14 | Durham County | 39.05 |
| 15 | Nash County | 38.62 |
| 16 | Pasquotank County | 37.8 |
| 17 | Greene County | 37.37 |
| 18 | Cumberland County | 37.09 |
| 19 | Tyrrell County | 36.12 |
| 20 | Bladen County | 35.12 |
| 21 | Pitt County | 34.68 |
| 22 | Chowan County | 34.34 |
| 23 | Hoke County | 34.31 |
| 24 | Caswell County | 33.75 |
| 25 | Guilford County | 33.58 |
| 26 | Gates County | 33.38 |
| 27 | Granville County | 32.14 |
| 28 | Wayne County | 32.1 |
| 29 | Mecklenburg County | 32 |
| 30 | Jones County | 31.62 |
| 31 | Richmond County | 31.27 |
| 32 | Columbus County | 30.65 |
| 33 | Hyde County | 30.06 |
| 34 | Sampson County | 27.31 |
| 35 | Forsyth County | 27.12 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 27.11 |
| 37 | Person County | 27.05 |
| 38 | Duplin County | 26.34 |
| 39 | Beaufort County | 25.62 |
| 40 | Robeson County | 24.7 |
| 41 | Perquimans County | 24.65 |
| 42 | Craven County | 21.79 |
| 43 | Harnett County | 21.58 |
| 44 | Wake County | 21.43 |
| 45 | Cleveland County | 20.69 |
| 46 | Lee County | 20.38 |
| 47 | Pamlico County | 19.98 |
| 48 | Alamance County | 19.32 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 19.13 |
| 50 | Rockingham County | 19 |
| 51 | Pender County | 17.56 |
| 52 | Cabarrus County | 16.29 |
| 53 | Rowan County | 16.27 |
| 54 | Onslow County | 15.72 |
| 55 | Gaston County | 15.64 |
| 55 | Johnston County | 15.64 |
| 56 | New Hanover County | 14.69 |
| 57 | Chatham County | 13.59 |
| 58 | Moore County | 13.36 |
| 59 | Camden County | 12.73 |
| 60 | Orange County | 12.2 |
| 61 | Iredell County | 12.17 |
| 62 | Union County | 12.09 |
| 63 | Brunswick County | 11.45 |
| 64 | Stanly County | 11.1 |
| 65 | Rutherford County | 10.05 |
| 66 | Davidson County | 9.14 |
| 67 | Catawba County | 8.73 |
| 68 | Burke County | 6.7 |
| 69 | Buncombe County | 6.52 |
| 70 | Davie County | 6.34 |
| 71 | Carteret County | 6.16 |
| 72 | Randolph County | 6.04 |
| 73 | Lincoln County | 5.75 |
| 74 | Currituck County | 5.7 |
| 75 | Alexander County | 5.67 |
| 76 | Caldwell County | 4.99 |
| 77 | Polk County | 4.42 |
| 78 | Wilkes County | 4.36 |
| 79 | Avery County | 4.24 |
| 80 | Stokes County | 4.14 |
| 81 | Surry County | 3.97 |
| 82 | McDowell County | 3.92 |
| 83 | Transylvania County | 3.78 |
| 84 | Yadkin County | 3.4 |
| 85 | Henderson County | 3.16 |
| 86 | Dare County | 2.75 |
| 87 | Jackson County | 1.96 |
| 88 | Watauga County | 1.7 |
| 89 | Alleghany County | 1.54 |
| 90 | Macon County | 1.53 |
| 91 | Madison County | 1.44 |
| 92 | Cherokee County | 1.28 |
| 93 | Haywood County | 1.06 |
| 94 | Clay County | 0.97 |
| 94 | Yancey County | 0.97 |
| 95 | Swain County | 0.83 |
| 96 | Ashe County | 0.81 |
| 97 | Mitchell County | 0.53 |
| 98 | Graham County | 0.21 |