Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all North Carolina counties, Bertie County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (62.02%), followed by Hertford County (60.54%), and Northampton County (58.54%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population in 2013

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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 2013

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2013

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Bertie County	62.02
2	Hertford County	60.54
3	Northampton County	58.54
4	Edgecombe County	58
5	Halifax County	53.49
6	Warren County	51.94
7	Vance County	50.79
8	Washington County	49.52
9	Anson County	48.71
10	Martin County	43.24
11	Lenoir County	41.22
12	Wilson County	40.05
13	Scotland County	39.26
14	Nash County	39.2
15	Durham County	39
16	Pasquotank County	37.46
17	Greene County	37.17
18	Cumberland County	37.09
19	Tyrrell County	36.93
20	Bladen County	35.13
21	Pitt County	34.7
22	Chowan County	34.41
23	Hoke County	34.19
24	Guilford County	33.87
25	Caswell County	33.45
26	Gates County	33.13
27	Mecklenburg County	32.29
28	Wayne County	32.2
29	Granville County	32.17
30	Jones County	31.47
31	Richmond County	31.34
32	Columbus County	30.62
33	Hyde County	29.77
34	Sampson County	27.42
35	Person County	27.23
36	Forsyth County	27.22
37	Franklin County	27.19
38	Duplin County	26.35
39	Beaufort County	25.61
40	Robeson County	24.66
41	Perquimans County	24.26
42	Craven County	21.78
43	Harnett County	21.77
44	Wake County	21.47
45	Cleveland County	20.65
46	Lee County	20.15
47	Pamlico County	20.07
48	Alamance County	19.43
49	Montgomery County	19.16
50	Rockingham County	19.02
51	Pender County	17.15
52	Cabarrus County	16.6
53	Rowan County	16.43
54	Johnston County	15.87
55	Gaston County	15.76
56	Onslow County	15.58
57	New Hanover County	14.7
58	Chatham County	13.33
59	Moore County	13.28
60	Camden County	12.85
61	Orange County	12.25
62	Union County	12.15
63	Iredell County	12.1
64	Brunswick County	11.25
65	Stanly County	11.2
66	Rutherford County	10.04
67	Davidson County	9.28
68	Catawba County	8.85
69	Burke County	6.69
70	Buncombe County	6.47
71	Davie County	6.28
72	Randolph County	6.22
73	Carteret County	6.05
74	Currituck County	5.88
75	Alexander County	5.79
76	Lincoln County	5.74
77	Caldwell County	4.91
78	Polk County	4.38
78	Wilkes County	4.38
79	Avery County	4.33
80	Stokes County	4.13
81	McDowell County	3.98
82	Surry County	3.96
83	Transylvania County	3.8
84	Yadkin County	3.42
85	Henderson County	3.19
86	Dare County	2.82
87	Jackson County	2.01
88	Watauga County	1.77
89	Macon County	1.59
90	Alleghany County	1.54
90	Madison County	1.54
91	Cherokee County	1.37
92	Haywood County	1.09
93	Yancey County	1
94	Clay County	0.96
95	Ashe County	0.86
96	Swain County	0.85
97	Mitchell County	0.57
98	Graham County	0.24