Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2014
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all North Carolina counties, Bertie County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (62.22%), followed by Hertford County (60.55%), and Northampton County (58.51%).
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 2014
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bertie County | 62.22 |
| 2 | Hertford County | 60.55 |
| 3 | Northampton County | 58.51 |
| 4 | Edgecombe County | 58.17 |
| 5 | Halifax County | 53.56 |
| 6 | Warren County | 51.93 |
| 7 | Vance County | 51.05 |
| 8 | Washington County | 49.15 |
| 9 | Anson County | 49.07 |
| 10 | Martin County | 42.84 |
| 11 | Lenoir County | 41.4 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 40.26 |
| 13 | Nash County | 39.71 |
| 14 | Scotland County | 39.39 |
| 15 | Durham County | 38.99 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 37.54 |
| 17 | Greene County | 37.47 |
| 18 | Pasquotank County | 37.27 |
| 19 | Tyrrell County | 36.34 |
| 20 | Pitt County | 34.93 |
| 21 | Bladen County | 34.89 |
| 22 | Hoke County | 34.53 |
| 23 | Chowan County | 34.29 |
| 24 | Guilford County | 34.11 |
| 25 | Caswell County | 33.37 |
| 26 | Gates County | 33.16 |
| 27 | Mecklenburg County | 32.46 |
| 28 | Wayne County | 32.37 |
| 29 | Granville County | 32.26 |
| 30 | Richmond County | 31.65 |
| 31 | Jones County | 31 |
| 32 | Columbus County | 30.62 |
| 33 | Hyde County | 29.18 |
| 34 | Forsyth County | 27.31 |
| 35 | Person County | 27.21 |
| 36 | Sampson County | 27.15 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 26.96 |
| 38 | Duplin County | 26.18 |
| 39 | Beaufort County | 25.54 |
| 40 | Robeson County | 24.63 |
| 41 | Perquimans County | 24.15 |
| 42 | Harnett County | 21.71 |
| 43 | Craven County | 21.67 |
| 44 | Wake County | 21.34 |
| 45 | Cleveland County | 20.79 |
| 46 | Lee County | 20.26 |
| 47 | Pamlico County | 19.76 |
| 48 | Alamance County | 19.61 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 19.05 |
| 50 | Rockingham County | 18.99 |
| 51 | Cabarrus County | 17.07 |
| 52 | Pender County | 16.62 |
| 53 | Rowan County | 16.59 |
| 54 | Johnston County | 16 |
| 55 | Gaston County | 15.99 |
| 56 | Onslow County | 15.72 |
| 57 | New Hanover County | 14.63 |
| 58 | Chatham County | 13.18 |
| 59 | Moore County | 12.99 |
| 60 | Camden County | 12.48 |
| 61 | Orange County | 12.11 |
| 62 | Union County | 12.08 |
| 63 | Iredell County | 12.03 |
| 64 | Stanly County | 11.27 |
| 65 | Brunswick County | 11.12 |
| 66 | Rutherford County | 9.94 |
| 67 | Davidson County | 9.36 |
| 68 | Catawba County | 8.89 |
| 69 | Burke County | 6.72 |
| 70 | Buncombe County | 6.47 |
| 71 | Davie County | 6.28 |
| 72 | Randolph County | 6.26 |
| 73 | Carteret County | 6.02 |
| 74 | Alexander County | 5.83 |
| 75 | Currituck County | 5.78 |
| 76 | Lincoln County | 5.67 |
| 77 | Caldwell County | 4.95 |
| 78 | Polk County | 4.42 |
| 79 | Wilkes County | 4.4 |
| 80 | Avery County | 4.36 |
| 81 | Stokes County | 4.16 |
| 82 | McDowell County | 3.98 |
| 82 | Surry County | 3.98 |
| 83 | Transylvania County | 3.83 |
| 84 | Yadkin County | 3.4 |
| 85 | Henderson County | 3.14 |
| 86 | Dare County | 2.82 |
| 87 | Jackson County | 2.02 |
| 88 | Watauga County | 1.8 |
| 89 | Alleghany County | 1.73 |
| 90 | Madison County | 1.57 |
| 91 | Macon County | 1.53 |
| 92 | Cherokee County | 1.38 |
| 93 | Swain County | 1.15 |
| 94 | Haywood County | 1.09 |
| 94 | Yancey County | 1.09 |
| 95 | Clay County | 1.05 |
| 96 | Ashe County | 0.87 |
| 97 | Mitchell County | 0.66 |
| 98 | Graham County | 0.28 |